Thomas Fowler is a British journalist
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Thomas Fowler is the world-weary British journalist protagonist of Graham Greene’s novel "The Quiet American," whose cynical perspective on politics and love shapes the story’s moral ambiguity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Fowler is a British journalist canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptations of The Quiet American ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Quiet American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
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emotionally detached ⓘ skeptical ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Alden Pyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Quiet American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedIn | plot against Alden Pyle ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
political novel
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romantic drama ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Phuong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralPosition | complicit observer ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | journalist ⓘ |
| politicalView |
anti-ideological
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non-interventionist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Michael Caine
NERFINISHED
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Michael Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionContext | foreign correspondent ⓘ |
| publicationContext | The Quiet American (1955 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToAldenPyle |
political foil
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rival in love GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence | Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | estranged wife in England ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
colonialism
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love and betrayal ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ political disillusionment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksFor | British newspaper ⓘ |
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