Rebelliousness
546. Rebelliousness
- Caulfield, Holden schoolboy at odds with a “phoney” society. [Am. Lit.: The Catcher in the Rye ]
- Dedalus, Stephen “heretical” youth rebels against Irish politics and religion. [Irish Lit.: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ]
- Finn, Huckleberry unconventional and resourceful runaway boy. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn ]
- Maheu, Vincent peaceful coalminer forced into striking for justice. [Fr. Lit.: Germinal ]
- Satan (Lucifer) the Devil; cast from heaven for rebelling against God. [O.T.: Isaiah 14:12; N.T.: Revelation 12:7–9; Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost ]
- Scales, Sophia Baines announcing her desire to be a teacher causes shock (1864). [Br. Lit.: The Old Wives’ Tale, Magill I, 684–686]
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