Bobby Western
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Bobby Western is the introspective, haunted salvage diver who serves as the central protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s novel *The Passenger*.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Stella Maris
NERFINISHED
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The Passenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | late style of Cormac McCarthy ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ethics of science
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existential dread ⓘ grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ incestuous desire ⓘ memory ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | The Passenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | physics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Passenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Bobby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationIn | mathematics ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
guilt-ridden
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haunted ⓘ intelligent ⓘ introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ reclusive ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | viewpoint character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
becomes subject to government scrutiny and surveillance
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investigates a mysterious submerged airplane in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| occupation |
former physicist
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salvage diver ⓘ |
| parent | Leonard Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOccupation | physicist involved in the Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| psychologicalState | traumatized by Alicia Western’s death ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkAppearedIn | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToAliciaWestern | deeply devoted brother GENERATED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
American South
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New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Alicia Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 2022 ⓘ |
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