Karl Lindner
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Karl Lindner is a white representative of a neighborhood association in Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," known for attempting to bribe the Younger family to prevent them from moving into a white neighborhood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karl Lindner canonical | 4 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
A Raisin in the Sun
ⓘ
surface form:
Act II of A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
surface form:
Act III of A Raisin in the Sun
|
| associatedWithOrganization | Clybourne Park Improvement Association ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ |
| interactionWithCharacter |
Beneatha Younger
ⓘ
Lena Younger ⓘ Ruth Younger ⓘ character Walter Lee Younger ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Lee Younger
|
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| motivation | to prevent a Black family from moving into a white neighborhood ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents polite, institutional racism ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | representative of a neighborhood association ⓘ |
| offers | financial compensation to the Youngers to not move ⓘ |
| primaryAction | attempts to bribe the Younger family ⓘ |
| race | white ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
economic pressure used to enforce segregation
ⓘ
white resistance to integration ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
housing discrimination
ⓘ
racial segregation ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | mid-20th century United States ⓘ |
| workGenre | play ⓘ |
| workSetting | Chicago ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
A Raisin in the Sun (1989 television film)