Tom Canty

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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 class and social injustice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
appearsIn The Prince and the Pauper
aspiration to live like a prince
associatedWithMonarch Edward VI of England
Henry VIII of England
surface form: King Henry VIII
basedInCity London, England
surface form: London
centralEvent identity exchange with Prince Edward
countryOfResidence England
creator Mark Twain
educationSource Father Andrew
familyName Tom Canty self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canty
fictionalUniverse The Prince and the Pauper
firstAppearance The Prince and the Pauper
firstPublicationYear 1881
friend Father Andrew
Prince Edward
gender male
givenName Tom
hasRelative John Canty
Tom Canty’s mother
Tom Canty’s sisters
languageOfCharacter English
literaryGenreOfWork historical novel
literaryThemeAssociated class difference
identity
social injustice
medium novel
narrativeFunction contrasts with royal life
explores social inequality
nationality English American
surface form: English
occupation beggar
portrayedAs compassionate
imaginative
kind-hearted
residence London, England
surface form: London

Offal Court
roleInWork title character of The Prince and the Pauper
settingOfWork London, England
surface form: London

Tudor dynasty
surface form: Tudor England
socialClass pauper
swapsIdentitiesWith Prince Edward
symbolizes the common people of England
the oppressed poor
timePeriod 16th century
Tudor dynasty
surface form: Tudor era
workAuthor Mark Twain
surface form: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
workAuthorNationality American

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subject surface form: The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
this entity surface form: Tom Canty – Billy Mauch
Tom Canty familyName Tom Canty self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canty
subject surface form: The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)
Billy Mauch portrayed Tom Canty
this entity surface form: Tom Canty (in The Prince and the Pauper)
Prince Edward sharesTitleWith Tom Canty