the Kid
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The Kid is the nameless teenage drifter and violent wanderer who serves as the central, morally ambiguous protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s novel *Blood Meridian*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Kid canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Glanton gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the kid
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the nameless kid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Blood Meridian
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Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Western novel
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historical novel ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical scalp hunters of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
manifest destiny and expansionism
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moral ambiguity ⓘ violence in the American West ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Judge Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | Blood Meridian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| hasAgeAtStart | about fourteen ⓘ |
| hasBackground |
born in Tennessee
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runs away from home at a young age ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasName | unnamed ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
morally ambiguous
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resilient ⓘ stoic ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
John Joel Glanton
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Judge Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central protagonist of Blood Meridian
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morally ambiguous protagonist ⓘ teenage drifter ⓘ violent wanderer ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| occupation | drifter ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Indian-hunting scalp expeditions ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
American West
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U.S.–Mexico borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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