George Antrobus
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George Antrobus is the everyman patriarch in Thornton Wilder’s allegorical play "The Skin of Our Teeth," embodying humanity’s resilience and folly across apocalyptic crises.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Antrobus canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
The Skin of Our Teeth
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I of The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
surface form:
Act II of The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
surface form:
Act III of The Skin of Our Teeth
|
| associatedWithTheme |
cyclical nature of history
ⓘ
moral weakness and strength ⓘ survival through catastrophe ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American (Thornton Wilder) ⓘ |
| child |
Gladys Antrobus
ⓘ
Henry Antrobus ⓘ |
| creator | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic figure
ⓘ
didactic figure ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
allegory
ⓘ
metatheatricality ⓘ |
| embodies |
humanity’s folly
ⓘ
humanity’s resilience ⓘ |
| experiences |
Great Flood
ⓘ
Ice Age ⓘ apocalyptic crises ⓘ global war ⓘ |
| familyRole |
father of Gladys Antrobus
ⓘ
father of Henry Antrobus ⓘ husband of Mrs. Antrobus ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Skin of Our Teeth
ⓘ
surface form:
The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
|
| genreOfWork | allegorical play ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | George ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Antrobus ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Sabina ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | representation of all humankind ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | patriarch ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Our Town (play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Our Town
|
| roleInWork |
everyman figure
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| setIn | Excelsior, New Jersey ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs. Antrobus ⓘ |
| stageMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
persistence of the human race
ⓘ
the human condition ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Act II (The Skin of Our Teeth)
subject surface form:
Act III (The Skin of Our Teeth)