Jake Brown
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Jake Brown is the wandering African American World War I veteran whose experiences in Harlem’s nightlife and Black community drive the narrative of Claude McKay’s novel "Home to Harlem."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jake Brown canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American soldier
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Home to Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American working class
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Harlem nightlife ⓘ railroad labor ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
independent
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pleasure-seeking ⓘ restless ⓘ |
| createdBy | Claude McKay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | everyday life of Black people in Harlem ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Home to Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Home to Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Felice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early depiction of a Black World War I veteran in American fiction ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | lens on Harlem’s Black community ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experiences in Harlem nightlife
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involvement in Harlem Black community ⓘ wandering lifestyle after World War I ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| residence | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of Home to Harlem ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
Black urban life in the 1920s
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postwar disillusionment ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
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