The Boys
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The Boys are a group of down-and-out yet tight-knit drifters and misfits in John Steinbeck’s novel "Cannery Row," known for their humorous, chaotic schemes and rough-edged camaraderie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boys canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional group
ⓘ
literary character group ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film Cannery Row (1982) ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cannery Row
ⓘ
Sweet Thursday ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | the Palace Flophouse and Grill ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Monterey
ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey, California
|
| characteristic |
down-and-out
ⓘ
drifters ⓘ good-natured ⓘ misfits ⓘ rough-edged camaraderie ⓘ tight-knit ⓘ |
| continuity | recur in sequel Sweet Thursday ⓘ |
| creator | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| economicStatus | poor ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Cannery Row
ⓘ
surface form:
Cannery Row (1945)
|
| genre | realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasCloseRelationshipWith |
Doc
ⓘ
Dora Flood ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Mack ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Eddie
ⓘ
Gay ⓘ Hazel ⓘ Hughie ⓘ Jones ⓘ Mack ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempting to throw parties for Doc
ⓘ
chaotic schemes ⓘ humorous schemes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
embodiment of communal values ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cannery Row, Monterey, California
|
| memberOfFictionalUniverse |
Cannery Row, Monterey, California (fictional setting)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cannery Row universe
|
| moralAlignment | well-meaning but irresponsible ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| occupation |
collecting frogs for Doc
ⓘ
odd jobs ⓘ |
| residesAt | the Palace Flophouse ⓘ |
| settingTime |
Great Depression
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Depression era
|
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
community
ⓘ
dignity of the marginalized ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.