Jimmie Blacksmith
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Jimmie Blacksmith is a fictional mixed-race Aboriginal Australian man whose violent rebellion against colonial oppression is central to Thomas Keneally’s novel "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkType | novel ⓘ |
| basedOn | Jimmy Governor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
colonial oppression
ⓘ
injustice ⓘ racial violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Keneally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Aboriginal Australian
ⓘ
European Australian ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jimmy Governor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
critique of Australian colonial society
ⓘ
exploration of systemic racism ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | from assimilation attempts to violent resistance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
anti-hero
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction | violent rebellion against white settlers ⓘ |
| occupationInStory |
farm labourer
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fencer ⓘ |
| race | mixed-race ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural New South Wales ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
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