Pointsman
E309694
Pointsman is a central character in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Gravity’s Rainbow," a behaviorist psychologist whose coldly experimental approach to human subjects reflects the book’s themes of control, paranoia, and dehumanization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pointsman canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
behaviorist
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gravity’s Rainbow ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
loss of individuality
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scientific ethics ⓘ social control ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
clinical
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coldly experimental ⓘ controlling ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalContext | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | behavioral psychology ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| occupation | psychologist ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of Gravity’s Rainbow ⓘ |
| relationToOtherCharacters | exerts control over human subjects ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
control
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dehumanization ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalContext | World War II ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
behaviorist conditioning
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experimental manipulation of human subjects ⓘ |
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