Joe Castle
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Joe Castle is the fictional baseball prodigy at the heart of John Grisham’s novel "Calico Joe," whose meteoric rise and tragic downfall drive the story’s emotional core.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball player
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ prodigy ⓘ |
| antagonisticRelationshipWith | Warren Tracey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Calico Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicago Cubs fan culture (fictional depiction)
ⓘ
Major League Baseball lore (fictional) ⓘ |
| bats | left-handed ⓘ |
| careerTrajectory |
meteoric rise
ⓘ
tragic downfall ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
confronting past trauma
ⓘ
reconciliation with Warren Tracey ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalDebut | Calico Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Calico Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hometown | Calico Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| injuryCause | hit-by-pitch incident ⓘ |
| injuryType | career-ending injury ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
drama
ⓘ
sports fiction ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | tragic hero ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Calico Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
forgiving
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humble ⓘ kind ⓘ talented ⓘ |
| position | first baseman ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Paul Tracey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
fame and downfall
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fathers and sons ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| throws | left-handed ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity | early 1970s ⓘ |
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