Alden Pyle
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Alden Pyle is the idealistic yet dangerously naive American operative in Graham Greene’s novel "The Quiet American," whose actions in Vietnam embody the unintended consequences of well-meaning intervention.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Quiet American (1958 film)
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The Quiet American (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Quiet American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Saigon
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Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Third Force theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | civilian casualties in Vietnam ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
idealistic
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naive ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInWork | The Quiet American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
political novel
ⓘ
war novel ⓘ |
| hasLoveTriangleWith |
Phuong
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ⓘ
Thomas Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inConflictWith | Thomas Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | York Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Thomas Fowler
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ⓘ
Viet Minh agents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-war British literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | critique of American foreign policy ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | well-intentioned but harmful ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
danger of naive idealism
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ethical ambiguity of intervention ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of American innocence abroad ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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title character ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | American operative ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Audie Murphy
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Brendan Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | American interventionism ⓘ |
| rivalryOver | Phuong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Phuong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unintended consequences of foreign intervention ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublishedBy | William Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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