Doc Burton
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Doc Burton is a pragmatic, skeptical doctor in John Steinbeck's novel "In Dubious Battle," who provides medical aid and an outsider’s perspective on the labor strike.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doc Burton canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | In Dubious Battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
labor organizers
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labor strike ⓘ migrant workers ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
analytical
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detached ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
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proletarian novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodies scientific humanism
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vehicle for Steinbeck’s social commentary ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
outsider observer
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supporting character ⓘ |
| occupation |
doctor
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physician ⓘ |
| provides |
medical aid
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scientific perspective ⓘ |
| relationshipToMovement | sympathetic but not partisan ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
comments on group behavior
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supports strikers’ health ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| timePeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| viewsOnConflict | treats strike as social experiment ⓘ |
| viewsOnPolitics | skeptical of ideology ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
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