Tom Simson
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Tom Simson is a naïve but kind-hearted young prospector in Bret Harte’s short story “The Outcasts of Poker Flat,” whose innocence and loyalty contrast with the cynicism of the exiled gamblers and outcasts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ prospector ⓘ |
| admires | John Oakhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | young ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Innocent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Outcasts of Poker Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Western fiction
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryMovement | American Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSubgenre | local color fiction ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
John Oakhurst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the exiled gamblers of Poker Flat ⓘ the outcasts of Poker Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Bret Harte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feelsGratitudeToward | John Oakhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Overland Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hadMoneyReturnedBy | John Oakhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
kind-hearted
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loyal ⓘ naïve ⓘ optimistic ⓘ trusting ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Tom Simson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | prospector ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Piney Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Poker Flat, California (fictional mining camp) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEngagedTo | Piney Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProtectedBy | John Oakhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUnawareOfPastOf |
Duchess
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mother Shipton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostMoneyTo | John Oakhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meets | the outcasts from Poker Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
foil to the cynical gamblers and outcasts
ⓘ
source of pathos ⓘ |
| residesIn | Sandy Bar (near Poker Flat, in the story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesProvisionsWith | the outcasts from Poker Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showsKindnessTo | the outcasts from Poker Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
innocence
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moral purity ⓘ youthful idealism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | California Gold Rush era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsWith | Piney Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOnceGamblerWith | John Oakhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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