Shelly Levene in Glengarry Glen Ross
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Shelly Levene in *Glengarry Glen Ross* is a desperate, aging real estate salesman whose struggle to reclaim his former success embodies the play’s themes of pressure, failure, and moral compromise in high-stakes sales.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shelly Levene | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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salesman ⓘ |
| age | aging ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Glengarry Glen Ross
NERFINISHED
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film Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
desperate salesman
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tragic figure ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
John Williamson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the sales contest system ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | struggling salesman ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
anxious
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desperate ⓘ humiliated ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | play Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | American drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film adaptation
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| moralTrajectory | from struggling to criminal compromise ⓘ |
| motivation |
reclaim former success
ⓘ
secure good sales leads ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustrates ethical decay under pressure ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | The Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to bribe John Williamson
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participates in office burglary plot ⓘ |
| occupation | real estate salesman ⓘ |
| pastReputation | top salesman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship |
colleague of Dave Moss
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colleague of George Aaronow ⓘ colleague of Ricky Roma ⓘ employee of John Williamson ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the cost of sales pressure
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the human toll of capitalism ⓘ the obsolescence of aging workers ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
capitalist exploitation
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decline of former success ⓘ desperation ⓘ failure ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ pressure in sales ⓘ |
| workEnvironment | high-pressure sales office ⓘ |
| workLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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