Franz Pökler
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Franz Pökler is a German rocket engineer in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "Gravity’s Rainbow," whose work on the V-2 program is intertwined with themes of coercion, guilt, and the dehumanizing machinery of war.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franz Pökler canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ rocket engineer ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gravity’s Rainbow ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nazi Germany
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Peenemünde Army Research Center ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Gravity’s Rainbow ⓘ |
| genreContext |
historical fiction
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postmodern literature ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores ethical implications of scientific work under totalitarianism
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illustrates dehumanizing effects of large-scale war machinery ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| occupation | rocket engineer ⓘ |
| partOf | V-2 rocket development narrative in Gravity’s Rainbow ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucratic violence
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coercion ⓘ dehumanization ⓘ family separation ⓘ guilt ⓘ moral complicity ⓘ technological determinism ⓘ war ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalSetting |
1940s
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World War II ⓘ |
| worksOn |
V-2 rocket
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surface form:
V-2 rocket program
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