Francis Wayland Thurston
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Francis Wayland Thurston is the scholarly narrator and investigator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu,” who pieces together scattered evidence to uncover the existence of the cosmic entity Cthulhu.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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investigator ⓘ literary character ⓘ narrator ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Call of Cthulhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cosmic insignificance
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forbidden knowledge ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| confronts | the existence of cosmic entities ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cthulhu cultists
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Gustaf Johansen NERFINISHED ⓘ John Raymond Legrasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovers |
accounts of Cthulhu’s temporary awakening
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evidence of a global Cthulhu cult ⓘ references to R’lyeh ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Weird Tales magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| investigates |
Cthulhu
NERFINISHED
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Cthulhu Cult NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gammell Angell’s papers ⓘ Inspector John Raymond Legrasse’s case ⓘ Johansen manuscript NERFINISHED ⓘ mysterious bas-relief of Cthulhu ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | to piece together the Cthulhu Mythos lore ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | cosmic horror ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | weird fiction ⓘ |
| medium | written manuscript within the story ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | short story ⓘ |
| method |
assembling scattered documents
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scholarly analysis of evidence ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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scholar ⓘ |
| realization | humanity’s insignificance in the cosmos ⓘ |
| relationshipToGeorge Gammell Angell | grandnephew ⓘ |
| relative | Professor George Gammell Angell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyStructureRole | frame narrator ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPublicationOfWork | 1928 ⓘ |
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