Ron Franz
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Ron Franz is an elderly, widowed leatherworker and devout Christian who befriends and becomes deeply attached to Christopher McCandless in Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book and its film adaptation, "Into the Wild."
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Into the Wild
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Into the Wild (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backstory | lost his wife and only child in a car accident ⓘ |
| basedOn | Russell Fritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | becomes emotionally transformed by meeting Christopher McCandless ⓘ |
| characterTrait | devout Christian ⓘ |
| characterType | supporting character ⓘ |
| creator | Jon Krakauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalAttachmentTo | Christopher McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyStatus | childless ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Into the Wild (1996 book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsRelationshipWith | Christopher McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| modeOfMeeting | meets Christopher McCandless while giving him a ride ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
father figure to Christopher McCandless
ⓘ
symbol of human connection and loss ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
leatherworker
ⓘ
retired soldier ⓘ |
| offersToAdopt | Christopher McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalIn | Into the Wild (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Hal Holbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactionToMcCandlessDeath | renounces his faith in God temporarily ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setting |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtSkill | leatherworking ⓘ |
| teachesSkillTo | Christopher McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
faith and doubt
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ redemption ⓘ surrogate family ⓘ |
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