Guy Crouchback
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Guy Crouchback is the disillusioned yet idealistic English Catholic aristocrat whose wartime experiences and moral struggles form the core of Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guy Crouchback canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Men at Arms
NERFINISHED
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Officers and Gentlemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sword of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ Unconditional Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Croydon
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
bureaucratic absurdity of war
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combat training ⓘ evacuation from Crete ⓘ failed marriage ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sword of Honour universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Men at Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasExSpouse | Virginia Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Gervase Crouchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | English ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | British Army officer ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
honourable
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loyal ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Evelyn Waugh’s wartime experiences ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
Catholic conscience
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disillusionment with war ⓘ honour ⓘ moral struggle ⓘ |
| memberOf | English aristocracy ⓘ |
| moralPosition | critical of modern secular society ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | moral centre of Sword of Honour trilogy ⓘ |
| partOf | Sword of Honour trilogy characters ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
disillusioned
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idealistic ⓘ morally serious ⓘ |
| residesIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| searchesFor |
Christian charity
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a just cause ⓘ personal redemption ⓘ |
| servesDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
decline of the English aristocracy
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traditional Catholic gentleman ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.