The Corn Is Green (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Emlyn Williams
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Melodrama
- Time of Work: The late 1800’s
- Setting: A remote village in Wales
- Genres: Drama, Melodrama, Women’s literature, Autobiographical drama
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Nineteenth century, Education or educators, Class consciousness, Duty, Illegitimacy, Working class, Students or student life, Wales or Welsh people, Coal or coal mining
- Locales: Wales
Characters Discussed
Miss Lily Christabel Moffat, the founder of a school for miners’ children in Wales. An unmarried, middle-aged Englishwoman, Miss Moffat is characterized by her direct, honest, and friendly manner. She is well-educated, well- read, intelligent, and tireless. Her unsentimental, businesslike approach to life makes her an anathema to the local squire, who, along with the other locals, opposes her idea of educating the illiterate children of the village. Miss Moffat wins over the community through her sincere concern and energetic devotion to the students,...
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