Mr. Hiram B. Otis
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Mr. Hiram B. Otis is the pragmatic, no-nonsense American minister and head of the Otis family in Oscar Wilde’s comic ghost story "The Canterville Ghost," known for his skepticism toward the supernatural.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American minister
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fictional character ⓘ human ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Canterville Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfWork | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Canterville Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Sir Simon de Canterville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| culturalStereotypeRepresented | wealthy practical American ⓘ |
| familyName | Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyNameOfFamily | Otis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Canterville Ghost universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Canterville Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Gothic parody ⓘ |
| givenName | Hiram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
The Otis twins
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mrs. Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHeadOf | Otis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic foil to the ghost
ⓘ
vehicle for satire of American attitudes ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| name | Hiram B. Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
no-nonsense
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pragmatic ⓘ skeptical of the supernatural ⓘ |
| occupation | minister ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1887 ⓘ |
| purchases | Canterville Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceInStory | Canterville Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | head of the Otis family ⓘ |
| settingCenturyOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American practicality
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modern skepticism ⓘ |
| workForm | short story ⓘ |
| workGenre | comic ghost story ⓘ |
| worldview | practical American materialism ⓘ |
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