Joe Wilson
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Joe Wilson is the falsely accused protagonist of Fritz Lang's 1936 film "Fury," whose near-lynching drives the movie’s exploration of mob violence and injustice.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe Wilson (Fury) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film protagonist ⓘ |
| accusationStatus | false ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
kidnapping
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murder ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fury (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
false accusation
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lynching ⓘ miscarriage of justice ⓘ mob violence ⓘ revenge ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| characterArc |
struggles between desire for revenge and sense of justice
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transitions from ordinary citizen to embittered victim ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfWorkAppearedIn | Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
bitterness
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disillusionment ⓘ eventual remorse ⓘ |
| fiancée | Katherine Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fiancéePortrayedBy | Sylvia Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | mob members put on trial ⓘ |
| legalThemeRelation |
due process
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presumption of innocence ⓘ |
| moralConflict | whether to reveal he is alive ⓘ |
| motivation |
to marry Katherine Grant
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to punish the mob that tried to kill him ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableScene |
confrontation in courtroom
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mob surrounding the jail ⓘ |
| occupation | gas station owner ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
arrested on kidnapping suspicion
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jail attacked by mob ⓘ jail set on fire ⓘ jailed in small town ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Spencer Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwritersOfWorkAppearedIn | Lang–Carter–Mannix writing team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United States during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| survives | lynch mob attack ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dangers of extrajudicial punishment
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vulnerability of the individual to mob rule ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Fury (1936 film)