Watt (character)

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fictional character literary character novel protagonist

Watt (character) is a fictional protagonist best known as the central figure in Samuel Beckett’s novel "Watt," noted for its absurdist style and exploration of logic and language.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Watt	2

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn	Watt (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTheme	absurdity of existence ⓘ breakdown of rational systems ⓘ limits of language ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	absurdism ⓘ literary modernism ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork	Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralCharacterOf	Watt (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork	Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ
employedBy	Mr Knott NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Watt (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genreOfSourceWork	absurdist fiction ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	highly logical thinking ⓘ involvement in paradoxical situations ⓘ linguistic preoccupation ⓘ
hasNameEtymology	resembles English word "what" ⓘ
languageOfSourceWork	English NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium	novel ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist ⓘ
notableFor	association with absurdist style ⓘ exploration of language ⓘ exploration of logic ⓘ
publicationContextOfFirstAppearance	Watt (novel) by Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInStory	servant to Mr Knott ⓘ
settingOfMajorActions	Mr Knott's house ⓘ
workTitleContainsName	Watt (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Watt → mainCharacter → Watt (character) ⓘ

Watt → featuresCharacter → Watt (character) ⓘ

Watt → hasTitleCharacter → Watt (character) ⓘ

Watts → relatedName → Watt (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Watt

Wat → hasVariant → Watt (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Watt