Uncle Julian Blackwood
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Uncle Julian Blackwood is an eccentric, ailing uncle obsessed with documenting the family tragedy in Shirley Jackson’s gothic novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle."
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
gothic fiction
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
family decay
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madness ⓘ memory ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| characterIn | We Have Always Lived in the Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dependsOn | Constance Blackwood for care ⓘ |
| familyName | Blackwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthStatus |
ailing
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physically frail ⓘ |
| householdStatus | socially isolated ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesWith |
Constance Blackwood
NERFINISHED
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Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentalState |
eccentric
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obsessive ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
source of exposition about past events
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witness to the Blackwood family tragedy ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
compiling notes about the family dinner poisoning
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recounting details of the family tragedy to visitors ⓘ |
| obsessedWith | documenting the Blackwood family tragedy ⓘ |
| occupation | family chronicler ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
fixated on the past
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pedantic ⓘ rambling ⓘ |
| physicallyInjuredBy | arsenic poisoning ⓘ |
| relationshipToTragedy | both victim and chronicler ⓘ |
| relativeOf |
Constance Blackwood
NERFINISHED
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Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesAt | Blackwood family house ⓘ |
| setInWork | We Have Always Lived in the Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | arsenic poisoning at the Blackwood family dinner ⓘ |
| survivorOf | Blackwood family poisoning ⓘ |
| uncleOf |
Constance Blackwood
NERFINISHED
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Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublishedInYear | 1962 ⓘ |
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