Jimmy Porter
E359769
Jimmy Porter is the disillusioned, working-class antihero of John Osborne’s landmark 1956 play, embodying postwar British anger and social frustration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Porter canonical | 8 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Look Back in Anger ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
British aristocracy
ⓘ
surface form:
British establishment
middle-class values ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Osborne ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
mouthpiece for social critique
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| education | university-educated ⓘ |
| emotionallyRelatedTo | Alison Porter ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Look Back in Anger
ⓘ
surface form:
play "Look Back in Anger"
|
| firstPerformanceDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| friend | Cliff Lewis ⓘ |
| genre |
angry young men literature
ⓘ
kitchen sink drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class resentment
ⓘ
emotional cruelty ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent portrayals of angry young men in British drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Angry Young Men ⓘ |
| medium |
film adaptation
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
angry
ⓘ
disillusioned ⓘ intellectually sharp ⓘ politically discontented ⓘ verbally abusive ⓘ |
| occupation |
market trader
ⓘ
sweet-stall owner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Kenneth Haigh
ⓘ
Michael Sheen ⓘ Richard Burton ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Look Back in Anger (1959 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
film "Look Back in Anger" (1959)
|
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Helena Charles ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Midlands, England ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| spouse | Alison Porter ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
alienation of the educated working class
ⓘ
postwar British anger ⓘ social frustration in 1950s Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | post-World War II Britain ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.