Jack Wolff
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Jack Wolff is the troubled adolescent protagonist of Tobias Wolff’s memoir "This Boy’s Life," whose coming-of-age is marked by a turbulent relationship with his abusive stepfather, Dwight Hansen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Wolff canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | This Boy’s Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspiration |
escape from abusive home
ⓘ
reinvent himself ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class mobility
ⓘ
family dysfunction ⓘ masculinity ⓘ |
| attends |
Catholic school
ⓘ
boarding school ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tobias Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflictWith | Dwight Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme | coming of age ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
imaginative
ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tobias Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
fantasizing
ⓘ
lying ⓘ |
| experiences |
domestic abuse
ⓘ
emotional abuse ⓘ physical abuse ⓘ |
| filmNameVariant | Toby Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
coming-of-age literature
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Tobias Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Rosemary Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStepfather | Dwight Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAlterEgoOf | Tobias Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lifeStage | adolescence ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | troubled adolescent ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Leonardo DiCaprio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | This Boy’s Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| settingState |
Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
belonging
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family instability ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film adaptation of This Boy’s Life ⓘ |
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