Teddy McArdle
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Teddy McArdle is a precocious, spiritually insightful young boy who appears as the central character in J.D. Salinger’s short story “Teddy” from the collection Nine Stories.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| ageInStory | 10 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Teddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Nine Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern philosophy
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Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ mysticism ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | Teddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Nine Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Salinger’s Glass family children in terms of spirituality ⓘ |
| creator | J. D. Salinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
philosophically inclined
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precocious ⓘ spiritually insightful ⓘ |
| engagesIn | philosophical conversation with Bob Nicholson ⓘ |
| familyName | McArdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Teddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
impermanence of the physical world
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importance of spiritual enlightenment ⓘ possibility of past lives ⓘ |
| hasDialogueAbout |
God
NERFINISHED
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consciousness ⓘ ego ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Mr. McArdle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs. McArdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Booper McArdle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | interpretations of Salinger’s religious themes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfMajorScenes | ocean liner ⓘ |
| storyAmbiguity | fate left unresolved at the end of the story ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
childhood and innocence
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conflict between materialism and spirituality ⓘ death and mortality ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
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