Oskar Matzerath
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Oskar Matzerath is the unnervingly precocious, self-willed dwarf who narrates Günter Grass’s novel *The Tin Drum*, famous for his refusal to grow and his piercing scream that shatters glass.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| ageAtDecision | three years old ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Tin Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Tin Drum (1979 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | tin drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
childhood and adulthood boundary
ⓘ
memory and guilt ⓘ political responsibility ⓘ |
| birthplace | Danzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Günter Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decision | stops growing at age three ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Danzig Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Tin Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
emits piercing scream
ⓘ
shatters glass with scream ⓘ |
| hasBehavior | refuses to grow ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dwarf
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precocious ⓘ self-willed ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Agnes Matzerath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alfred Matzerath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
egocentric
ⓘ
ironical ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
magic realism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| narratesFrom | mental institution ⓘ |
| narrativePerson | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narratorOf | The Tin Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German (fictional) ⓘ |
| obsessedWith | tin drum ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic | stunted growth ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | David Bennent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleFather | Jan Bronski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
German society under Nazism
ⓘ
moral complicity ⓘ refusal to conform ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ postwar period ⓘ |
| usesObject | tin drum ⓘ |
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