Jacques Moran
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Jacques Moran is a rigid, devout Catholic detective whose increasingly disordered quest and mental unraveling form the second part of Samuel Beckett’s novel "Molloy."
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Molloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
absurdist literature
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Molloy trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
collapse of order
ⓘ
conflict between faith and experience ⓘ failure of rational investigation ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
authority and obedience
ⓘ
identity breakdown ⓘ mental disintegration ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ devout ⓘ obsessive ⓘ rigid ⓘ |
| createdBy | Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Molloy (1951 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Molloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSon | Moran’s son ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies the breakdown of rational, religious authority in Beckett’s work ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| occupation | detective ⓘ |
| questType | investigative quest ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roleInWork | narrator of the second part of Molloy ⓘ |
| sentOnMissionBy | Youdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| undergoes |
physical deterioration
ⓘ
psychological unraveling ⓘ |
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