Totó
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Totó is a young boy who serves as one of the central child protagonists in Gabriel García Márquez’s short story "Light Is Like Water."
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| activity | sails in light as if it were water ⓘ |
| age | young boy ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doce cuentos peregrinos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Light Is Like Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Colombian ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathInStory | drowns in light ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| creator | Gabriel García Márquez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInStory | yes ⓘ |
| educationContext | school-age child ⓘ |
| familyName | not specified in the story ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Light Is Like Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection | Doce cuentos peregrinos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| includedInGenre | Latin American literature ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyleContext | magic realist short fiction ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central child protagonist
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| objectOfUse |
broken lamp
ⓘ
nautical equipment ⓘ rowboat ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Cartagena, Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
asks parents for a rowboat in Madrid
ⓘ
breaks apartment lamps to let light flow ⓘ navigates through apartment in light ⓘ |
| relationshipToParents | son ⓘ |
| residence | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfMainActions | family apartment in Madrid ⓘ |
| sibling | Joel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of childhood desire for adventure
ⓘ
explorer of the boundary between reality and imagination ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
childhood imagination
ⓘ
fantasy and reality ⓘ magic realism ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
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