Majid
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Majid is the central, hypocritical village mullah in Syed Waliullah’s Bengali novel *Lalsalu*, known for exploiting religion to control and deceive rural villagers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Majid canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lalsalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | Lalsalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ hypocritical ⓘ manipulative ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ |
| controls | village community ⓘ |
| createdBy | Syed Waliullah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deceives | rural villagers ⓘ |
| exploits |
ignorance of villagers
ⓘ
religious faith of villagers ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Lalsalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel Lalsalu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Majid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Bengali literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Bengali ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally corrupt ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for power
ⓘ
material gain ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of exploitation in the name of religion
ⓘ
vehicle for social criticism ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Bengali ⓘ |
| occupation | mullah ⓘ |
| religiousRole | imam ⓘ |
| role |
central character
ⓘ
village mullah ⓘ |
| setting |
Bengali village
ⓘ
rural Bengal ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corrupt religious authority
ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| uses |
religion
ⓘ
superstition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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