Paul Pennyfeather
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Paul Pennyfeather is the hapless, straight-laced theology student whose misadventures and moral bewilderment drive the satirical plot of Evelyn Waugh’s novel "Decline and Fall."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Pennyfeather canonical | 2 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Decline and Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Oxford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Decline and Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | satirical novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodContext | interwar British literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for satirizing British society ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character whose misadventures drive the plot ⓘ |
| occupation | theology student ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
hapless
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naive ⓘ straight-laced ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class and privilege
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hypocrisy ⓘ moral bewilderment ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| workPublishedInYear | 1928 ⓘ |
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