Buck Jarrett

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Buck Jarrett is the older brother of Conrad Jarrett in Judith Guest’s novel "Ordinary People," whose death in a boating accident profoundly affects his family.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Beth Jarrett 0
Calvin Jarrett 0
Conrad Jarrett 0

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Ordinary People NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Judith Guest NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath boating accident
centralThemeRelation family dysfunction
grief
survivor guilt
countryOfFictionalSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Judith Guest NERFINISHED
deathHasImpactOn Beth Jarrett NERFINISHED
Calvin Jarrett NERFINISHED
Conrad Jarrett NERFINISHED
existenceStatusInStory deceased before main timeline
familyName Jarrett NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Ordinary People NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Buck NERFINISHED
hasChild Buck Jarrett NERFINISHED
Buck Jarrett NERFINISHED
hasParent Beth Jarrett NERFINISHED
Calvin Jarrett NERFINISHED
hasSibling Conrad Jarrett NERFINISHED
isOlderBrotherOf Conrad Jarrett NERFINISHED
isYoungerBrotherOf Buck Jarrett NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath accidental death
medium novel
mentionedAs Buck NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction catalyst for family trauma
roleInNarrative deceased family member

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Calvin Jarrett child Buck Jarrett
Conrad Jarrett hasSibling Buck Jarrett