Tom Canty in "The Prince and the Pauper"
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Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of social inequality and mistaken identity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Prince and the Pauper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Edward VI of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInTimePeriod | Tudor era ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dreamsOf | life as a prince ⓘ |
| education | taught to read by a priest ⓘ |
| familyBackground | impoverished ⓘ |
| father | John Canty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Prince and the Pauper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Prince and the Pauper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend | Prince Edward Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn |
children's literature
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| grandmother | Canty grandmother ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mistakenFor | Prince Edward Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mrs. Canty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrast to royal privilege
ⓘ
vehicle for social satire ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | beggar ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
curious ⓘ imaginative ⓘ kind ⓘ |
| publisherWorkAppearsIn | James R. Osgood & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Offal Court, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
experiences life as a royal
ⓘ
takes the place of the Prince of Wales at court ⓘ |
| sisters |
Bet Canty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nan Canty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | pauper ⓘ |
| swapsIdentitiesWith | Prince Edward Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeIllustrated |
class differences
ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkPublication | 1881 ⓘ |
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