Faye Greener (The Day of the Locust novel character)
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Faye Greener is a vain, ambitious, and emotionally shallow aspiring actress in Nathanael West’s novel "The Day of the Locust," embodying the hollow glamour and desperation of 1930s Hollywood.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Faye Greener | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Day of the Locust
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The Day of the Locust (1939 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Earle Shoop
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Homer Simpson (The Day of the Locust character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tod Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dreamsOf |
becoming a famous film actress
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stardom ⓘ |
| embodies |
desperation of Hollywood dream
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hollow glamour of 1930s Hollywood ⓘ |
| exploits |
Homer Simpson (The Day of the Locust character)
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Tod Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Day of the Locust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Hollywood novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Day of the Locust (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Harry Greener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesWith | Harry Greener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for fame
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desire for social status ⓘ desire for wealth ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
aspiring actress
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extra in Hollywood films ⓘ |
| partOf | The Day of the Locust characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Karen Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Harry Greener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central female character
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love interest of Tod Hackett ⓘ |
| romanticEntanglementWith |
Earle Shoop
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Homer Simpson (The Day of the Locust character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tod Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
artificiality of movie culture
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corruption of the Hollywood dream ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| trait |
ambitious
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calculating ⓘ emotionally shallow ⓘ manipulative ⓘ materialistic ⓘ self‑centered ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| treats | Tod Hackett dismissively ⓘ |
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Faye Greener in The Day of the Locust (film)
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Faye Greener