Flem Snopes
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Flem Snopes is a cunning, opportunistic antihero in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County saga, known for his ruthless social climbing and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flem Snopes canonical | 7 |
| Ab Snopes | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hamlet
NERFINISHED
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The Mansion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoknapatawpha County stories ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
capitalism
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class mobility ⓘ corruption ⓘ decay of Southern aristocracy ⓘ greed ⓘ |
| characterRole | antihero ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cunning
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morally ambiguous ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ ruthless ⓘ social climber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
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modernist fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| memberOf | Snopes family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of ruthless economic ambition
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representation of post–Civil War Southern opportunism ⓘ symbol of social mobility ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ store clerk ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Snopes trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personality |
emotionally reserved
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secretive ⓘ |
| relative |
Ab Snopes
NERFINISHED
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Ike Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ Lump Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mink Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Eula Varner Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
calculated silence
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exploitation of others ⓘ manipulation ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ab Snopes