Frank Wheeler
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Frank Wheeler is the disillusioned suburban husband and central protagonist of Richard Yates’s novel "Revolutionary Road," whose failed dreams and marital tensions embody mid-20th-century American malaise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Wheeler canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Revolutionary Road ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambivalent about conformity
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disillusioned ⓘ restless ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal conflict about identity
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marital conflict ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Yates ⓘ |
| desires |
escape from suburban routine
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more meaningful life ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1961 ⓘ |
| fullName | Frank Wheeler self-link ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction character ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | postwar American realism ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | office worker ⓘ |
| residence | Revolutionary Road ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central protagonist of "Revolutionary Road" ⓘ |
| settingContext | postwar American suburbia ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| spouse | April Wheeler ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
gap between aspiration and reality
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trapped middle-class American male ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
disillusionment with suburban life
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failed dreams ⓘ marital tension ⓘ mid-20th-century American malaise ⓘ |
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