Mr. Todd
E601435
Mr. Todd is a sinister and eccentric character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust," known for imprisoning the protagonist and forcing him to read Dickens aloud in the Brazilian jungle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Todd canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Handful of Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | adaptations of A Handful of Dust ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
cruelty
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cultural dislocation ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| characterIn | novel ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Handful of Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcesReadingMaterial | works of Charles Dickens ⓘ |
| forcesToRead | Tony Last NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | satirical novel ⓘ |
| imprisons | Tony Last NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonsIn | Brazilian jungle ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
agent of Tony Last’s final isolation
ⓘ
symbol of imprisonment ⓘ |
| nationalityContext | British literature ⓘ |
| obsessionWith | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
eccentric
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sinister ⓘ |
| publicationContext | A Handful of Dust (1934 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingAssociatedWith | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
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