Don Birnam
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Don Birnam is the alcoholic, self-destructive protagonist of the novel and film "The Lost Weekend," whose binge drinking over several days exposes the harrowing realities of addiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don Birnam canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lost Weekend
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lost Weekend (1945 film)
The Lost Weekend ⓘ
surface form:
The Lost Weekend (novel)
|
| attempts | to pawn his belongings for alcohol ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf |
addiction
ⓘ
despair ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| characterArc | from denial of alcoholism toward acknowledgment of the need for help ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
his brother's attempts to help him
ⓘ
societal stigma around alcoholism ⓘ |
| contemplates | suicide ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charles R. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
delirium tremens
ⓘ
hallucinations due to alcohol withdrawal ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Lost Weekend
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lost Weekend (1944 novel)
|
| genreContext | psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasAddiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
charming ⓘ depressed ⓘ intelligent ⓘ self-destructive ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Charles R. Jackson's own struggles with alcoholism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exposing the realities of addiction
ⓘ
harrowing depiction of binge drinking ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of The Lost Weekend ⓘ |
| notableEvent | four-day drinking binge in New York City ⓘ |
| occupation |
aspiring novelist
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ray Milland ⓘ |
| relationshipType |
brother of Wick Birnam
ⓘ
romantic partner of Helen St. James ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Helen St. James
ⓘ
Wick Birnam ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| settingOfKeyEvents | Manhattan ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
alcohol addiction
ⓘ
writer's block ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the mid-20th-century alcoholic intellectual ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
shame and secrecy around addiction
ⓘ
the destructive cycle of alcoholism ⓘ |
| triesToHide | bottles of alcohol in his apartment ⓘ |
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