Nick Sobotka in The Wire
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Nick Sobotka in *The Wire* is a young longshoreman and nephew of union leader Frank Sobotka who becomes entangled in smuggling and the drug trade at the Baltimore docks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nick Sobotka | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason | The Wire Season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption of labor unions
ⓘ
decline of American working class ⓘ globalization and smuggling ⓘ |
| basedInUniverse | The Wire universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| betrayedBySystem | port modernization and reduced shipping traffic ⓘ |
| connectedToPlotline |
disappearance of women in the shipping container
ⓘ
union corruption investigation ⓘ |
| cooperatesWithCharacter |
Beadie Russell
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy McNulty NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Freamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Polish-American (implied) ⓘ |
| familyName | Sobotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCity | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | alive at last appearance ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Wire Season 2 Episode 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasChild | Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCousin | Ziggy Sobotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreRole | tragic figure ⓘ |
| hasGirlfriend | Aimee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProblem |
financial debt
ⓘ
limited work hours at the docks ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Frank Sobotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUncle | Frank Sobotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
smuggling ⓘ |
| involvedWithOrganization |
The Greeks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vondas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Frank Sobotka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ziggy Sobotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | International Brotherhood of Stevedores (fictional local) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation | financial stability for his family ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustrates economic desperation leading to crime ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | longshoreman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Pablo Schreiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyArc | Baltimore port smuggling investigation ⓘ |
| turnsInformantFor | Baltimore Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksAt | Baltimore docks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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