Claude Bukowski in Hair

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Claude Bukowski in Hair is the idealistic young draftee and central protagonist of the 1979 musical film "Hair," representing the clash between small-town values and the 1960s counterculture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
ageRange young adult
appearsIn Hair (1979 film) NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre drama film
musical film
appearsInSongSequence "I Got Life" (film version context) NERFINISHED
"Manchester, England" (film version context) NERFINISHED
"Where Do I Go?" (film version context) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Berger (Hair) NERFINISHED
New York hippie tribe
Sheila Franklin (Hair) NERFINISHED
background small-town upbringing
basedOn Claude Bukowski (Hair, stage musical) NERFINISHED
characterTrait idealistic
naive
sincere
createdBy Milos Forman NERFINISHED
createdFor film adaptation of Hair
distinguishedFrom Claude Bukowski (stage musical version) NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1979
from Oklahoma NERFINISHED
gender male
hairColor blond
introducedIn Hair (1979 film) NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium film
militaryStatus conscripted
drafted into the U.S. Army
narrativeArc journey from Oklahoma to New York City
transition from conformity toward counterculture values
narrativeFunction central protagonist
nationality American
occupation draftee
partOf Hair (franchise) NERFINISHED
portrayedBy John Savage NERFINISHED
represents clash between small-town values and 1960s counterculture
roleInNarrative protagonist
settingOfActivities New York City NERFINISHED
Vietnam War military base
storyOutcome dies in Vietnam (implied in film)
symbolizes loss of innocence in the Vietnam era
ordinary Americans caught in historical upheaval
themeAssociation Vietnam War draft
anti-war sentiment
counterculture
generation gap
timePeriodDepicted 1960s

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John Savage notableRole Claude Bukowski in Hair