Humphrey Van Weyden
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Humphrey Van Weyden is the introspective literary critic and narrator of Jack London’s novel "The Sea-Wolf," whose harrowing sea voyage forces him to confront brutality, survival, and his own moral transformation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Sea-Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captor | Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
intellectual
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | brutal individualism of Wolf Larsen ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies | civilized morality ⓘ |
| forcedIntoRole |
cabin boy
ⓘ
crew member ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| initialPhysicalCondition | physically weak ⓘ |
| initialSocialStatus | upper-middle-class ⓘ |
| initialWorldview |
humanistic
ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| learnsSkill |
physical labor
ⓘ
seamanship ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
foil to Wolf Larsen
ⓘ
vehicle for philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narratorOf | The Sea-Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | literary critic ⓘ |
| philosophicalConflictWith | Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonisticRelationshipWith | Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkFeaturing | Macmillan (The Sea-Wolf first edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Maud Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceBeforeVoyage | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Maud Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeEncountered | sealing schooner ⓘ |
| survives |
harsh sea voyage
ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
brutality
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civilization versus nature ⓘ individualism ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| travelsOn | Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoes |
moral transformation
ⓘ
psychological development ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkPublication | 1904 ⓘ |
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