the Patriarch
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The Patriarch is an aging, tyrannical Caribbean dictator whose decaying rule and fragmented psyche are explored in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The Autumn of the Patriarch."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Patriarch canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dictator
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | El Patriarca (in Spanish criticism) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Autumn of the Patriarch ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
dictator novel
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf | The Autumn of the Patriarch ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
aging
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authoritarian ⓘ isolated ⓘ megalomaniacal ⓘ paranoid ⓘ tyrannical ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerThrough |
patronage
ⓘ
personality cult ⓘ repression ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| fears |
betrayal
ⓘ
loss of power ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1975 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governs | unnamed Caribbean dictatorship ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| livesIn | presidential palace ⓘ |
| mentalState |
delusional
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fragmented psyche ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of eternal dictatorship
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focus of stream-of-consciousness narration ⓘ |
| nationality | Caribbean (fictional country) ⓘ |
| occupation | military ruler ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
almost mythic figure
ⓘ
timeless ruler ⓘ |
| relationshipToChurch | manipulator of religious authority ⓘ |
| relationshipToMilitary | supreme commander ⓘ |
| relationshipToPeople | oppressor ⓘ |
| role | head of state ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Caribbean nation ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
corrupt officials
ⓘ
sycophants ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absolute power
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decay of dictatorship ⓘ loneliness of power ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| timeInPower | decades ⓘ |
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