Lord Loam

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Lord Loam is a well-meaning but naive aristocrat in J.M. Barrie’s play "The Admirable Crichton," whose views on class and social order are comically challenged when he and his household are shipwrecked.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat
fictional character
stage character
appearsIn The Admirable Crichton NERFINISHED
authorityChallengedBy Crichton NERFINISHED
characterTrait idealistic
naive
paternalistic
well-meaning
conflictWith practical realities of survival on the island
creator J. M. Barrie NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction comic figure
vehicle for social satire
employerOf Crichton NERFINISHED
Tweeny NERFINISHED
familyName Loam NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Admirable Crichton (1902) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn comedy
social satire
hasBelief rigid class distinctions are wrong
servants and masters should mix socially
hasDaughter Agatha NERFINISHED
Catherine NERFINISHED
Lady Mary NERFINISHED
hasRelationshipWith Crichton NERFINISHED
Lady Mary NERFINISHED
his household servants
hasServant Crichton NERFINISHED
holdsViewOn class equality
isSatireOf liberal aristocrat
languageOfWork English
medium theatre
narrativeArc ideals about class are tested and undermined by island experience
nationality British
occupation peer of the realm
roleInWork major character in The Admirable Crichton
setIn Edwardian-era British society
settingOfLife London NERFINISHED
shipwreckLocation desert island
socialClass British upper class
statusOnIsland socially subordinate to Crichton
symbolizes ineffectual aristocracy
themeInvolvement class and social order
inversion of social hierarchy
title Lord NERFINISHED
undergoesEvent shipwreck

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