Lawrence Breavman
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Lawrence Breavman is the introspective, artistically inclined protagonist of Leonard Cohen’s novel "The Favourite Game," whose coming-of-age journey explores love, identity, and the burdens of creativity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Favourite Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
guilt
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nostalgia ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ spiritual searching ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
struggle to integrate art and ordinary life
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tension between love and artistic freedom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leonard Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
Jewish identity
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artistic burden ⓘ creativity ⓘ identity ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1963 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasArtisticInterest |
poetry
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writing ⓘ |
| hasFamilyMember |
Breavman’s father
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Breavman’s mother ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Krantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Shell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalStruggle |
difficulty reconciling imagination with reality
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fear of emotional commitment ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
artistically inclined
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introspective ⓘ romantic ⓘ self-critical ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
adolescence
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childhood ⓘ early adulthood ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | semi-autobiographical stand-in for Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | coming-of-age protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Favourite Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the divided self
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the young artist ⓘ |
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