Cornelius Suttree
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Cornelius Suttree is the disillusioned, self-exiled protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s novel "Suttree," living on the margins of Knoxville society in the early 1950s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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human ⓘ literary protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Suttree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Knoxville waterfront community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
vagrants and drifters ⓘ |
| conflict |
estrangement from family
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guilt over his son ⓘ |
| creator | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | attended college ⓘ |
| experiences |
bereavement
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illness ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| familyBackground | wealthy Knoxville family ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | illegitimate son ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | semi-autobiographical figure for Cormac McCarthy ⓘ |
| livesOn | houseboat on the Tennessee River ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | estranged from wife ⓘ |
| modeOfLife | self-imposed exile ⓘ |
| moralStance | rejects family privilege ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person focal character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | fisherman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
alienated
ⓘ
compassionate ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Gene Harrogate
NERFINISHED
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J-Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ Reese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Catholic upbringing ⓘ |
| residence | Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfLifeEvents | postwar American South ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
marginalized
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outcast ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
alienation
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free will ⓘ mortality ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| worldview | disillusioned ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkPublication | 1979 ⓘ |
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