Jesus Maria
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Jesus Maria is a central character in John Steinbeck’s novel "Tortilla Flat," known as one of the paisano friends whose humorous misadventures explore themes of camaraderie and poverty in post–World War I Monterey, California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesus Maria canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ paisano ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tortilla Flat ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
community
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ humor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ morality at the margins of society ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | paisano (mixed Spanish, Mexican, Native American, and Anglo heritage) ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation |
Tortilla Flat, Monterey, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Tortilla Flat neighborhood of Monterey
|
| fictionalResidence |
Monterey
ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey, California
|
| fictionalUniverse | Tortilla Flat ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Big Joe Portagee
ⓘ
Danny ⓘ Pablo ⓘ Pilon ⓘ Tito Ralph ⓘ |
| hasNameInWork | Jesus Maria Corcoran ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | picaresque novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
|
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| memberOf | paisano group in Tortilla Flat ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic figure
ⓘ
embodiment of camaraderie ⓘ explores theme of poverty ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of Tortilla Flat ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Danny’s house
ⓘ
City of Monterey ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey paisano district
|
| timePeriodOfFictionalExistence | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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