Edmund Gundersen
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Edmund Gundersen is the human protagonist of Robert Silverberg’s science fiction novel "Downward to the Earth," a former colonial administrator who returns to an alien world to confront his past actions and seek redemption.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Downward to the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorNationality | American literature ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Silverberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralArc | from complicity in exploitation to moral awakening ⓘ |
| motivation |
to confront his past actions
ⓘ
to seek redemption ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | viewpoint character ⓘ |
| occupation | colonial administrator ⓘ |
| pastRoleOnPlanet | colonial overseer ⓘ |
| primaryThemeAssociation |
atonement
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colonialism ⓘ guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Downward to the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnsTo | an alien world he once administered ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingContext | post-colonial alien world ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
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