Willie Price

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Willie Price is a tragic, debt-burdened young man in Arnold Bennett’s novel "Anna of the Five Towns," whose struggles highlight the harsh social and economic realities of the Potteries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
male character
admires Anna Tellwright NERFINISHED
ageGroup young adult
appearsIn Anna of the Five Towns NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme economic hardship
religious nonconformity
social injustice
basedInFictional Bursley NERFINISHED
businessPartnerOf Ephraim Tellwright NERFINISHED
Titus Price NERFINISHED
characterTrait conscientious
honest
sensitive
countryOfFictionalSetting England NERFINISHED
createdBy Arnold Bennett NERFINISHED
createdInWorkPublishedYear 1902
economicActivity earthenware production
elicitsEmotionIn Anna Tellwright NERFINISHED
experiences despair
shame
social humiliation
familyName Price NERFINISHED
financialStatus debt-burdened
genreOfWorkAppearsIn realist novel
givenName Willie NERFINISHED
hasFather Titus Price NERFINISHED
inDebt true
interactsWith Anna Tellwright NERFINISHED
livesInFictional a small pottery works
locatedInFictional the Potteries
narrativeFunction to expose the cruelty of debt and usury
narrativeRole tragic figure
nationality English
occupation earthenware manufacturer
owesMoneyTo Ephraim Tellwright NERFINISHED
pressuredBy Ephraim Tellwright NERFINISHED
creditors
religiousBackground Methodist
represents harsh economic realities of the Potteries
settingPeriod late 19th century
socialClass lower middle class
symbolizes victims of industrial capitalism

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Anna of the Five Towns hasCharacter Willie Price