Josh Birdwell
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Josh Birdwell is a central Quaker character in the novel and film "Friendly Persuasion," whose gentle convictions are tested by the moral challenges of the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josh Birdwell canonical | 3 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film character in Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) ⓘ |
| affiliation | Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Friendly Persuasion
ⓘ
surface form:
film Friendly Persuasion
novel Friendly Persuasion ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthic | peace testimony of Quakers ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
Jessamyn West
ⓘ
surface form:
novelist Jessamyn West
|
| characterOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| facedWith | moral challenges of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| familyRole | member of the Birdwell family ⓘ |
| fictionalCenturyOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Friendly Persuasion (novel)
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surface form:
Friendly Persuasion
|
| hasTrait |
conscientious
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gentle ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ pacifist ⓘ |
| moralConvictions |
nonviolence
ⓘ
peace ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| religion |
Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Quakerism
|
| setDuringEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
reconciling Quaker beliefs with national conflict
ⓘ
whether to participate in war ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
conflict between pacifism and war
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family and faith under pressure ⓘ religious conscience in wartime ⓘ |
| workGenre |
historical fiction
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war drama ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.