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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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
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
naive
straight-laced
themeAssociation class and privilege
hypocrisy
moral bewilderment
social satire
workPublishedInYear 1928

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Decline and Fall mainCharacter Paul Pennyfeather
Decline and Fall character Paul Pennyfeather