General Connolly
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General Connolly is a fictional military officer in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Black Mischief," embodying the absurdities and incompetence of colonial-era authority.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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military officer ⓘ satirical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Black Mischief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
bureaucratic incompetence
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colonialism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| basedInWorkSetting | fictional African state of Azania ⓘ |
| characterType |
comic figure
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parodic military officer ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalService | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | colonial military bureaucracy ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | non-historical character ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Black Mischief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century English literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
embodiment of colonial-era absurdity
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symbol of incompetence in colonial authority ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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military officer ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
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