Tod Hackett
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Tod Hackett is the idealistic young Hollywood set designer and central figure of Nathanael West’s novel and its film adaptation "The Day of the Locust," whose disillusionment reflects the dark underside of the Hollywood dream.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIntoPortrayal | The Day of the Locust (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Day of the Locust
NERFINISHED
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film adaptation of The Day of the Locust ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Hollywood novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Faye Greener
NERFINISHED
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Harry Greener NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer Simpson (The Day of the Locust character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | central figure ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalContext | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | American modernism ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
observer of Hollywood society
ⓘ
vehicle for social critique ⓘ |
| occupation |
Hollywood set designer
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artist ⓘ |
| setting |
Hollywood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the artist confronting mass culture
ⓘ
the collapse of idealism in Hollywood ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
disillusionment with the Hollywood dream
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failure of the American Dream ⓘ mass culture and spectacle ⓘ violence and hysteria ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalContext | 1930s ⓘ |
| trait |
disillusioned
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idealistic ⓘ introspective ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faye Greener