Kathy Lacey in Gentleman’s Agreement
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Kathy Lacey in Gentleman’s Agreement is the sophisticated yet conflicted love interest whose struggle with her own subtle prejudices becomes central to the film’s exploration of antisemitism and social conscience.
Aliases (1)
- Kathy Lacey ×43
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character → |
| appearsIn |
Gentleman's Agreement
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surface form: "1947 film Gentleman’s Agreement"
Gentleman's Agreement →
surface form: "Gentleman’s Agreement"
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| appearsInWorkBasedOn |
Gentleman's Agreement
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surface form: "Gentleman’s Agreement (novel)"
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| associatedIssue | polite society’s complicity in discrimination → |
| associatedWithSetting |
Connecticut social circles
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New York City → |
| basedOn | Kathy Lacey (novel character) → |
| centralThemeRelation |
antisemitism
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social conscience → |
| characterArc | confronts her own subtle prejudices → |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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romantic → socially privileged → sophisticated → well-meaning → |
| conflictType | internal conflict over prejudice and social acceptance → |
| createdBy | Laura Z. Hobson → |
| developmentOutcome | challenged to align her values with her actions → |
| fiancéeOf | Philip Schuyler Green → |
| fictionalUniverse |
Gentleman's Agreement
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surface form: "Gentleman’s Agreement universe"
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| filmDirectedBy | Elia Kazan → |
| firstAppearance |
Gentleman's Agreement
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surface form: "Gentleman’s Agreement (novel, 1947)"
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| firstFilmAppearance |
Gentleman's Agreement
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surface form: "Gentleman’s Agreement (film, 1947)"
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| gender | female → |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
drama
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social problem film → |
| loveInterestOf | Philip Schuyler Green → |
| medium |
cinema
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literature → |
| moralPosition | opposes overt antisemitism but tolerates social prejudice at first → |
| narrativeRole |
deuteragonist
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love interest → moral foil to Philip Green → |
| nationality | American → |
| occupation | schoolteacher → |
| partOf | cast of characters in Gentleman’s Agreement → |
| portrayedBy | Dorothy McGuire → |
| relationshipStatusDuringFilm | engaged to Philip Green → |
| screenwriterAdaptationBy | Moss Hart → |
| symbolizes | liberal gentile confronted with ingrained bias → |
| themeEmbodied | tension between personal comfort and moral courage → |
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