Wilkins Micawber

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fictional character literary character

Wilkins Micawber is a famously optimistic, debt-ridden character in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield," known for his catchphrase that "something will turn up."

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Label Occurrences
Micawber 1
Micawber family 1
Wilkins Micawber canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn David Copperfield ⓘ
associatedWith David Copperfield ⓘ
surface form: David Copperfield (character)

Uriah Heep ⓘ
basedOn Charles Dickens's father ⓘ
catchphrase "Something will turn up" ⓘ
characterTrait improvident ⓘ
loquacious ⓘ
optimistic ⓘ
sentimental ⓘ
creator Charles Dickens ⓘ
family Wilkins Micawber self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Micawber family
financialStatus debt-ridden ⓘ
firstAppearance David Copperfield ⓘ
surface form: David Copperfield (1849–1850 serial publication)

David Copperfield ⓘ
surface form: David Copperfield (1850 book publication)
genre Victorian literature ⓘ
hasAdaptation film adaptations of David Copperfield ⓘ
stage adaptations of David Copperfield ⓘ
television adaptations of David Copperfield ⓘ
hasThemeConnection debt ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ
hope ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
inspiredBy John Dickens ⓘ
knownFor catchphrase "something will turn up" ⓘ
optimism in the face of debt ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterResidence Australia ⓘ
literaryMovement Realism ⓘ
literaryRole comic character ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
narrativeFunction symbol of hope despite adversity ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation clerk ⓘ
plotInvolvement helps expose Uriah Heep ⓘ
portrayedBy Bob Hoskins ⓘ
Michael Richards ⓘ
Peter Capaldi ⓘ
Ralph Richardson ⓘ
W. C. Fields ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
settingPeriod 19th-century England ⓘ
spouse Emma Micawber ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

David Copperfield → featuresCharacter → Wilkins Micawber ⓘ
Sir David Jason → notableWork → Wilkins Micawber ⓘ
this entity surface form: Micawber
Wilkins Micawber → family → Wilkins Micawber self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Micawber family