Tom Chaney (True Grit novel character)
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Tom Chaney is the cowardly drifter and murderer whose killing of Mattie Ross’s father sets off the central revenge quest in Charles Portis’s novel "True Grit."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Chaney | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novel character ⓘ |
| alignment | villainous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | True Grit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkType | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cowardice
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justice ⓘ retribution ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| characterIn | True Grit (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait | cowardly ⓘ |
| commitsCrime | murder ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Portis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | True Grit (1968 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| kills | Mattie Ross’s father ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | literature ⓘ |
| murders | Frank Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
catalyst for revenge quest ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | drifter ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Mattie Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pursuedBy |
LaBoeuf
NERFINISHED
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Mattie Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Rooster Cogburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimOfMurder | Frank Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1968 ⓘ |
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