Donald Martin
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Donald Martin is the troubled protagonist of Georges Simenon's novel "The Bottom of the Bottle," whose escape from prison and tense reunion with his brother drive the story's moral and psychological conflict.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Bottom of the Bottle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocationInStory | border town near Mexico ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | strained relationship with his brother Patrick Martin ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
desperate
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troubled ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal psychological struggle
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moral conflict with his brother ⓘ |
| createdBy | Georges Simenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | novel published in 1949 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
crime novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Patrick Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Patrick Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| legalStatusInStory | escaped convict ⓘ |
| majorPlotEvent |
escapes from prison
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reunites with his brother ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| moralDilemma | forces his brother to choose between law and family ⓘ |
| motivation | desire to cross the border to reach his family ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives moral conflict
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drives psychological conflict ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork | Le Fond de la bouteille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Bottom of the Bottle ⓘ |
| settingContext | American Southwest border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
family loyalty
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guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ social respectability versus loyalty ⓘ |
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