Danforth

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Danforth is a young, nervous graduate student and expedition member in H. P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness," whose traumatic experiences in Antarctica leave him psychologically shattered.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
graduate student
human
affiliation Miskatonic University NERFINISHED
age young
appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme cosmic insignificance
forbidden knowledge
madness
closeTo William Dyer NERFINISHED
creator H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy geology
firstAppearance At the Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED
gender male
genre cosmic horror
weird fiction
hasExperience Antarctic expedition
encounter with ancient alien city
exposure to cosmic horror
hasFearOf what lies beyond the Mountains of Madness
hasMentalState psychologically shattered
traumatized
inspiredBy Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
keepsSecret full details of what he saw over the city
languageOfWork English
literaryInterest Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
weird fiction
medium novella
memberOf Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor hysterical breakdown after flight over the city
refusal to describe everything he saw
occupation graduate student
personalityTrait curious
imaginative
nervous
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1936
role aerial observer
expedition member
setIn Antarctica NERFINISHED
Elder Thing city
survives Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition NERFINISHED
travelsTo Antarctica NERFINISHED
Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED
usesVehicle airplane

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