Horace Benbow
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Horace Benbow is a morally conflicted, idealistic lawyer who serves as one of the central protagonists in William Faulkner’s novel "Sanctuary."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
idealism versus reality
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justice and injustice ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ social decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| authorNationality | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
idealistic
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intellectual ⓘ introspective ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Southern Gothic
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crime fiction ⓘ |
| hasEthicalDilemma | conflict between legal duty and personal morality ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral conscience figure
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observer of violence and corruption ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Requiem for a Nun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central protagonist in Sanctuary ⓘ |
| setting |
Mississippi
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Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSettingPeriod | early 20th century American South ⓘ |
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