Russ
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Russ is a central white homeowner in Bruce Norris's play "Clybourne Park," whose grief and decisions over selling his house catalyze the drama’s exploration of race, property, and neighborhood change.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theater character ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act I of Clybourne Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Clybourne Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
racial integration of neighborhoods
ⓘ
suburbanization ⓘ white flight ⓘ |
| catalyzes | drama in Clybourne Park ⓘ |
| centralToTheme |
gentrification
ⓘ
neighborhood change ⓘ property ⓘ race ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Karl Lindner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Bruce Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences | grief ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | white ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasRace | white ⓘ |
| hasRole | homeowner ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| makesDecision | sell his house ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | grief over his son ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to initiate the property sale that drives the plot ⓘ |
| opposes | Karl Lindner’s attempts to block the sale ⓘ |
| owns | house in Clybourne Park ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
emotionally distressed
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middle-class ⓘ resentful of neighbors ⓘ |
| residesIn | Clybourne Park neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sellsPropertyTo | Black family ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1959 ⓘ |
| spouse | Bev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.