Donté Drumm
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Donté Drumm is a fictional young man on death row in John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Confession," whose wrongful conviction drives the novel’s exploration of justice and capital punishment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| accusedCrimeLocation | small town in Texas ⓘ |
| ageGroup | young adult ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
flaws in the death penalty system
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miscarriage of justice ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf |
critique of capital punishment
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exploration of justice ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlot | appeals process and execution timeline ⓘ |
| featuredIn | American legal fiction ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | African American (fictional) ⓘ |
| hasLegalRepresentationBy | defense attorneys in The Confession ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | death row ⓘ |
| keyRelationship | victim of systemic injustice ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | wrongfully convicted ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspectiveOn | capital punishment debate ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
death row inmate
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wrongfully convicted prisoner ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | high school football player ⓘ |
| position | star football player ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | death penalty ⓘ |
| setting | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| storyFunction | catalyst for legal and moral conflict ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
failures of the criminal justice system
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victims of wrongful execution ⓘ |
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