Rip
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Rip is a wealthy, hedonistic drug dealer and emblem of moral decay in Bret Easton Ellis’s novel "Less Than Zero."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rip canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drug dealer
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Less Than Zero ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorialStyle |
blank fiction
ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
consumerism
ⓘ
drug abuse ⓘ emotional detachment ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| characterIn | novel ⓘ |
| createdBy | Bret Easton Ellis ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
hedonistic
ⓘ
wealthy ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
criminal activity
ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ partying ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext |
literary fiction
ⓘ
transgressive fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkContext | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | amoral ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
emblem of moral decay
ⓘ
foil to Clay’s uneasy conscience ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | drug dealer ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Bret Easton Ellis
ⓘ
surface form:
Bret Easton Ellis universe
|
| portrayedAs |
charismatic
ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ predatory ⓘ |
| publicationContext |
Less Than Zero
ⓘ
surface form:
Less Than Zero (1985 novel)
|
| relationshipTo | Clay ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithClay | friend ⓘ |
| residesInFiction | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
decadence of 1980s Los Angeles youth culture
ⓘ
moral decay ⓘ nihilism ⓘ |
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