Temple Drake
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Temple Drake is a central, controversial female character in William Faulkner’s fiction, best known as the traumatized, morally complex protagonist of his novel *Sanctuary*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple Drake canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film "The Story of Temple Drake" (1933) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Requiem for a Nun
NERFINISHED
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Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Southern Gothic fiction
NERFINISHED
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crime novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class and privilege in the American South
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law, justice, and complicity ⓘ patriarchy and gender violence ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
corruption of innocence
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guilt ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| characterIn | the Yoknapatawpha County saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel "Sanctuary" (1931) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | major character in Faulkner’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
controversial
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morally complex ⓘ sexually exploited ⓘ socially privileged ⓘ traumatized ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterAppearance | novel "Requiem for a Nun" (1951) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Southern Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of corrupted innocence
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focus of moral ambiguity in "Sanctuary" ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | college student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Miriam Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Judge Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character in "Requiem for a Nun"
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protagonist of the novel "Sanctuary" ⓘ |
| settingOfLife |
American South
NERFINISHED
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Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Southern Gothic criticism
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feminist literary criticism ⓘ film adaptation "The Story of Temple Drake" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.