Win Berry

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Win Berry is the eccentric, idealistic patriarch of the Berry family in John Irving's novel "The Hotel New Hampshire," whose unconventional dreams and decisions shape the family's tumultuous adventures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
patriarch
appearsInAdaptation film adaptation of The Hotel New Hampshire
appearsInGenre novel
appearsInWork The Hotel New Hampshire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Berry family hotel business
associatedWithTheme family resilience
idealism versus reality
characterTrait dreamer
eccentric
idealistic
createdBy John Irving NERFINISHED
experiences personal tragedy
familyName Berry NERFINISHED
firstPublicationContext The Hotel New Hampshire (1981 novel) NERFINISHED
gender male
guidesMotto “Keep passing the open windows”
hasAmbition to run his own hotel
hasChild Egg Berry NERFINISHED
Frank Berry NERFINISHED
Franny Berry NERFINISHED
John Berry NERFINISHED
Lilly Berry NERFINISHED
hasPet Sorrow the dog NERFINISHED
hasSpouse Mary Berry NERFINISHED
influences Berry family adventures NERFINISHED
literaryEra late 20th-century American literature
makesDecision to buy and run a hotel in New Hampshire
to move the family to Vienna
motivatedBy desire to pursue unconventional dreams
narrativeRelation father of the narrator John Berry
nationalityInFiction American
occupation hotel owner
wrestling coach
owns first Hotel New Hampshire in New Hampshire
second Hotel New Hampshire in Vienna
portrayedBy Beau Bridges NERFINISHED
residesInFiction New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Vienna NERFINISHED
roleInFamily patriarch of the Berry family
shapes Berry family’s tumultuous adventures
symbolizes persistence in the face of misfortune
teaches wrestling to his children

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