Robert Cohn
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Robert Cohn is a central character in Ernest Hemingway’s novel "The Sun Also Rises," portrayed as an insecure, idealistic American expatriate whose romantic entanglements and social awkwardness highlight the tensions within the postwar Lost Generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Cohn canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sun Also Rises ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | modernist novel ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
Lost Generation ⓘ masculinity ⓘ outsider status ⓘ post–World War I disillusionment ⓘ romantic disillusionment ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Jake Barnes
ⓘ
Mike Campbell ⓘ Pedro Romero ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| createdInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| education | Princeton University ⓘ |
| engagesIn | bullfighting festival trip ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
amateur boxer
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInterestIn | Lady Brett Ashley ⓘ |
| is |
American expatriate
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idealistic ⓘ insecure ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext |
Lost Generation
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surface form:
Lost Generation literature
|
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrast to the cynicism of other characters
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source of tension within expatriate group ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
clings to romantic ideals
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difficulty accepting rejection ⓘ socially out of place among other expatriates ⓘ |
| publicationOfWork |
The Sun Also Rises
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surface form:
The Sun Also Rises (1926)
|
| religionOrEthnicityInFiction | Jewish ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
foil to Jake Barnes ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Paris
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
failure to adapt to postwar values
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prewar romantic idealism ⓘ |
| travelsTo |
Pamplona
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Paris ⓘ Donostia-San Sebastián ⓘ
surface form:
San Sebastián
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.