Joan Dark

E616206

Joan Dark is the idealistic, reform-minded protagonist of Bertolt Brecht’s play "Saint Joan of the Stockyards," modeled as a modern, socially conscious counterpart to Joan of Arc.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Joan Dark canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
protagonist
theatrical character
appearsIn Saint Joan of the Stockyards NERFINISHED
associatedWith Salvation Army NERFINISHED
characterTrait compassionate
idealistic
morally driven
reform-minded
socially conscious
concernedWith exploitation of workers
poverty
social justice
workers’ rights
countryOfOriginOfWork Germany NERFINISHED
creator Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED
depicts struggles of meatpacking workers
firstAppearance play Saint Joan of the Stockyards
genreContext epic theatre
hasTheme conflict between religion and capitalism
individual conscience versus economic power
moral responsibility in industrial society
inspiredBy Joan of Arc NERFINISHED
languageOfWork German
literaryArchetype modern Joan of Arc figure
literaryPeriod 20th-century drama
medium stage play
modeledAfter Joan of Arc NERFINISHED
moralPosition sides with the oppressed
narrativeFunction critiques capitalism
exposes social injustice
mediates between religion and class struggle
occupation Salvation Army worker
opposes capitalist exploitation
relatedWork Saint Joan of the Stockyards NERFINISHED
roleInWork protagonist of Saint Joan of the Stockyards
settingOfActivity Chicago stockyards NERFINISHED
symbolizes ethical resistance to economic injustice
the conscience of industrial society

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.