Baby John (West Side Story)
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Baby John is the youngest, most naive member of the Jets gang in *West Side Story*, often portrayed as sensitive and eager to prove himself.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Baby John | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | teenager ⓘ |
| alignment | Jets protagonist side ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
West Side Story
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West Side Story (1957 stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Story (1961 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Story (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
West Side Story (1961 film soundtrack)
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West Side Story (2021 film soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Story original Broadway cast recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Anybodys and other younger gang members in Romeo and Juliet adaptations (loosely inspired by Shakespearean street youths) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
eager to prove himself
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naive ⓘ sensitive ⓘ youngest member of the Jets ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Arthur Laurents
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Jerome Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | West Side Story universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMedium | musical drama film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | West Side Story (Broadway, 1957) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gangAffiliation | Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
gang drama
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musical ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
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sympathetic observer of gang violence ⓘ |
| notableScene |
involved in aftermath of Bernardo’s death
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present during the rumble between Jets and Sharks ⓘ |
| personalityDescriptor |
impressionable
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timid ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium |
film
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stage ⓘ television recordings of stage productions ⓘ |
| rivalGroup | Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stageMedium | musical theatre ⓘ |
| storyFunction | highlights cost of gang violence on youth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-1950s ⓘ |
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