Lester Ballard
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Lester Ballard is the violent, mentally unstable drifter and antihero at the center of Cormac McCarthy’s novel "Child of God," known for his descent into extreme depravity and isolation in rural Tennessee.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lester Ballard canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
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drifter ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Child of God (2013 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Child of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
dehumanization
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isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| authorNationality | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
antihero
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protagonist ⓘ |
| createdBy | Cormac McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation |
Sevier County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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rural Tennessee ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Child of God (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNotableTrait |
extreme social withdrawal
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necrophilia ⓘ serial violence ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| mentalState | mentally unstable ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies social alienation
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explores themes of depravity ⓘ represents moral decay ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | drifter ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
misanthropic
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socially isolated ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Scott Haze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | caves in rural Tennessee ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
marginalized individual
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outcast ⓘ |
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