Kathy Lacey (novel character)

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fictional character novel character

Kathy Lacey is a central fictional character in Laura Z. Hobson’s novel "Gentleman’s Agreement," known for embodying the subtle, socially conformist attitudes toward antisemitism that the book critiques.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
novel character ⓘ
appearsIn Gentleman's Agreement ⓘ
surface form: Gentleman’s Agreement
associatedWithTheme antisemitism ⓘ
liberal hypocrisy ⓘ
moral complicity ⓘ
prejudice ⓘ
social conformity ⓘ
characterInWorkBy Laura Z. Hobson ⓘ
characterType complex female protagonist ⓘ
morally ambivalent character ⓘ
countryOfOriginWork United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy Laura Z. Hobson ⓘ
firstAppearance Gentleman's Agreement ⓘ
surface form: novel Gentleman’s Agreement
genreOfWorkContext social problem novel ⓘ
hasFictionalUniverseCreator Laura Z. Hobson ⓘ
hasRoleInPlot central character ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium literature ⓘ
narrativeFunction embodies socially conformist attitudes ⓘ
embodies subtle antisemitism ⓘ
serves as focus of the novel’s critique of social antisemitism ⓘ
partOfFictionalUniverse Gentleman's Agreement ⓘ
surface form: Gentleman’s Agreement universe
portrays conflict between personal beliefs and social pressure ⓘ
socially acceptable prejudice ⓘ
publicationContextOfFirstAppearance Gentleman's Agreement ⓘ
surface form: Gentleman’s Agreement (1947 novel)
setInWorkContext American upper‑middle‑class social circles ⓘ
post–World War II United States ⓘ
usedAsLiteraryDevice example of complicity through silence ⓘ
vehicle for social critique ⓘ

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Kathy Lacey in Gentleman’s Agreement → basedOn → Kathy Lacey (novel character) ⓘ
subject surface form: Kathy Lacey
Philip Schuyler Green → romanticPartner → Kathy Lacey (novel character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kathy Lacey (fictional character)