Lee Chong
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Lee Chong is the pragmatic and good-natured Chinese grocer in John Steinbeck’s novel "Cannery Row," known for running the local grocery store that serves as a social hub for the community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Chong canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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grocer ⓘ literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cannery Row
ⓘ
Sweet Thursday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Doc
ⓘ
Dora Flood ⓘ Mack and the boys ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Monterey
ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey, California
|
| businessType | grocery store ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
good-natured
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patient ⓘ practical ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ shrewd ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Chinese immigrant community in California ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Chinese ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Cannery Row
ⓘ
surface form:
Cannery Row universe
|
| firstAppearance |
Cannery Row
ⓘ
surface form:
Cannery Row (1945 novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | realist fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies economic center of Cannery Row community
ⓘ
represents immigrant small-business owner ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese-American ⓘ |
| occupation | grocer ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
economically savvy
ⓘ
morally ambiguous but kind ⓘ |
| provides |
groceries on credit
ⓘ
meeting place for townspeople ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
|
| residence |
Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting)
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surface form:
Cannery Row
|
| roleInCommunity |
creditor
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informal banker ⓘ shopkeeper ⓘ social hub proprietor ⓘ |
| runs | Lee Chong’s grocery ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Cannery Row grocery store ⓘ |
| workLocation | Lee Chong’s grocery on Cannery Row ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lee Chong