Owl Eyes
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Owl Eyes is a minor yet perceptive character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby," notable for his insight into Gatsby's true nature and the emptiness of the surrounding society.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character → literary character → |
| appearsInCountryOfOrigin |
United States
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| appearsInGenre |
American literature
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modernist literature → novel → |
| appearsInWork |
The Great Gatsby
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| associatedWithTheme |
illusion versus reality
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materialism → moral emptiness of the upper class → perception and insight → |
| characterTrait |
critical of superficiality
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introspective → observant → |
| createdBy |
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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| firstAppearance |
The Great Gatsby
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| literaryMovementOfWork |
Jazz Age literature
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Lost Generation literature → |
| medium |
prose
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| nationalityInFiction |
American
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| notableFor |
commentary on the emptiness of Jazz Age society
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insight into Jay Gatsby → perceptiveness → recognizing the reality behind Gatsby’s persona → |
| relationshipTo |
Jay Gatsby
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Nick Carraway → |
| roleInPlot |
attendee at Gatsby’s parties
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observer of Gatsby’s library → one of the few mourners at Gatsby’s funeral → |
| setting |
Long Island
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New York → |
| symbolizes |
clear-sightedness
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moral awareness → the discerning reader within the novel → |
| timePeriodInFiction |
1920s
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| workPublicationYear |
1925
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Great Gatsby
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hasCharacter |