April Wheeler
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April Wheeler is a disillusioned 1950s suburban housewife whose frustrated ambitions and deteriorating marriage drive the central tragedy of Richard Yates’s novel "Revolutionary Road."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| April Wheeler canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Revolutionary Road ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
Revolutionary Road
ⓘ
surface form:
Revolutionary Road (2008 film)
|
| aspiration |
to escape suburban life
ⓘ
to move to Paris ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a self-induced abortion ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
deteriorating marriage
ⓘ
frustrated ambitions ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
disillusioned ⓘ emotionally volatile ⓘ idealistic ⓘ intelligent ⓘ restless ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Yates ⓘ |
| deathContext | dies at home on Revolutionary Road ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
alienated from suburban community
ⓘ
increasingly depressed ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Revolutionary Road ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Sam Mendes ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Revolutionary Road
ⓘ
surface form:
Revolutionary Road (1961 novel)
|
| genre | literary fiction character ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jennifer Wheeler
ⓘ
Michael Wheeler ⓘ third, unborn child ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic representation of mid-century suburban discontent ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives central tragedy of the novel ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
decides to terminate an unwanted pregnancy
ⓘ
plans a move to Europe as an escape ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kate Winslet ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic |
conflicted relationship with Frank Wheeler
ⓘ
strained relationship with her children ⓘ |
| residence | Revolutionary Road ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingPlace | suburban Connecticut ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| spouse | Frank Wheeler ⓘ |
| symbolism |
critique of conventional domesticity
ⓘ
symbol of crushed aspirations ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
domestic dissatisfaction
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failed American Dream ⓘ gender roles in the 1950s ⓘ mental health and despair ⓘ suburban malaise ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.