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.

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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

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Tortilla Flat mainCharacter Jesus Maria
Danny formsCommunityWith Jesus Maria
Danny hasFriend Jesus Maria