Alexander Portnoy
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Alexander Portnoy is the neurotic, sexually obsessed Jewish protagonist of Philip Roth’s novel and its film adaptation, whose confessional monologue explores guilt, desire, and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Portnoy canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Portnoy's Complaint (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Portnoy's Complaint
NERFINISHED
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Portnoy's Complaint (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
assimilation into American culture
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masturbation and sexual fantasy ⓘ mother-son relationship ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Philip Roth's exploration of postwar American Jewish life ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
conflict between individual desire and familial expectations
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tension between sexual freedom and moral restraint ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
guilt-ridden
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introspective ⓘ neurotic ⓘ sexually obsessed ⓘ |
| confessesTo | psychoanalyst ⓘ |
| creator | Philip Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | controversy over sexual explicitness in American literature ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyBackground | second-generation American Jew ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Alexander Portnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Jack Portnoy
NERFINISHED
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Sophie Portnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | monologue to a psychoanalyst ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | confessional monologue ⓘ |
| occupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | struggle with cultural and religious identity ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
Jewish identity
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family conflict ⓘ guilt ⓘ sexual desire ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Portnoy's Complaint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFictionalDebut | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Roth