Stringer Bell
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Stringer Bell is a central character in the television series "The Wire," a calculating drug kingpin who studies business and economics to run his criminal organization like a legitimate enterprise.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Barksdale Organization ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | police procedural elements of The Wire ⓘ |
| basedIn | Baltimore ⓘ |
| characterArcTheme | pursuit of legitimacy through illegitimate means ⓘ |
| commands | street-level drug dealers ⓘ |
| conflictWith | traditional street-oriented approach of Avon Barksdale ⓘ |
| creator | David Simon ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed character ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | often cited as one of television’s greatest antiheroes ⓘ |
| decisionStyle | data-driven and pragmatic ⓘ |
| educationContext | community college ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Wire
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wire universe
|
| firstAppearance | The Target ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
The Wire
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wire season 1
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| goal | legitimize criminal profits ⓘ |
| involvedIn | drug trafficking in West Baltimore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| methodology | applies corporate management practices to drug trade ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustrates intersection of crime and legitimate business ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableRelationship | conflicted partnership with Avon Barksdale ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
calculating ⓘ ruthless ⓘ strategic thinker ⓘ |
| occupation |
business student
ⓘ
drug trafficker ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | Avon Barksdale ⓘ |
| portrayalAccent | American accent by British actor Idris Elba ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Idris Elba ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | day-to-day operations of Barksdale drug business ⓘ |
| roleInOrganization |
manager
ⓘ
second-in-command ⓘ |
| seriesDebutYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| setting | West Baltimore drug trade ⓘ |
| storyRole | central antagonist-protagonist hybrid ⓘ |
| studies |
business
ⓘ
economics ⓘ |
| symbolizes | corporatization of the drug trade ⓘ |
| uses | business terminology in criminal operations ⓘ |
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