Terence Mann

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Terence Mann is a reclusive, fictional civil rights-era author in the film "Field of Dreams" who becomes a key spiritual guide in the protagonist’s quest to build a magical baseball field.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
civil rights activist
fictional character
adaptedFrom character role in W. P. Kinsella’s novel Shoeless Joe
appearsIn Field of Dreams NERFINISHED
associatedWith Iowa cornfield baseball field NERFINISHED
Ray Kinsella NERFINISHED
Shoeless Joe Jackson NERFINISHED
basedOn J. D. Salinger analogue from the novel Shoeless Joe
characterArc moves from cynicism to belief
connectedTo Archie Graham NERFINISHED
createdBy Phil Alden Robinson NERFINISHED
encounters mysterious voices and visions
encourages Ray Kinsella to follow the voice NERFINISHED
era civil rights era
fictionalUniverse Field of Dreams NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1989
finalFate disappears into the corn with the players
firstAppearance Field of Dreams (1989 film) NERFINISHED
genreContext fantasy drama
guidesQuestFor building a magical baseball field
inspiredBy J. D. Salinger (loosely, in source novel) NERFINISHED
literaryReputation influential 1960s novelist
medium film
narrativeFunction explains the meaning of the field to Ray
nationality American
notableQuote People will come, Ray.
notableScene baseball game in Chisholm with Archie Graham
speech about people coming to the baseball field
occupation novelist
writer
personalityTrait reclusive
politicalInvolvement civil rights movement
portrayedBy James Earl Jones NERFINISHED
replacesCharacterFrom J. D. Salinger (in the film adaptation) NERFINISHED
roleInPlot mentor to Ray Kinsella
spiritual guide
screenWriterCharacterCredit Phil Alden Robinson NERFINISHED
settingResidence Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
symbolizes the conscience of America’s past
the enduring power of stories
themeAssociation American dream NERFINISHED
faith
redemption
second chances
travelsTo Chisholm, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Iowa NERFINISHED

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Field of Dreams character Terence Mann