Billy Parham
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Billy Parham is the teenage cowboy protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy novel "The Crossing," known for his tragic, mythic journeys across the U.S.–Mexico border.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cowboy
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| ageInWork | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Border Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist of The Crossing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Border Trilogy universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
mythic wanderer
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tragic hero ⓘ |
| notableAction | repeatedly crosses the U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ |
| occupation | cowboy ⓘ |
| primarySetting | U.S.–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettingCountry |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | second novel of the Border Trilogy ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
coming of age
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exile ⓘ loss ⓘ mythic journey ⓘ tragedy ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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