Howard Belsey
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Howard Belsey is a middle-aged, liberal English art history professor whose personal and family struggles drive much of the narrative in Zadie Smith’s novel "On Beauty."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Belsey canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn | On Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Howard Belsey from E. M. Forster’s Howards End (intertextual parallel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hypocritical
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insecure ⓘ intellectual ⓘ self-absorbed ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Monty Kipps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Zadie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | On Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Rembrandt studies
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art history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAffairWith | Claire Malcolm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Jerome Belsey
NERFINISHED
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Levi Belsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Zora Belsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | liberal ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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art history professor ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| spouse | Kiki Belsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesAt | Wellington College (fictional university) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
academic politics
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family dynamics ⓘ liberal hypocrisy ⓘ marital infidelity ⓘ race and class ⓘ |
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