Tateh

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Tateh is a central character in E.L. Doctorow’s novel "Ragtime," an Eastern European Jewish immigrant who rises from poverty as a street artist and silhouette maker to become a successful filmmaker in early 20th-century America.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn Ragtime (film) NERFINISHED
Ragtime (stage musical) NERFINISHED
appearsIn Ragtime NERFINISHED
associatedTheme American Dream NERFINISHED
immigrant experience in America
labor and class struggle
social mobility
characterDevelopment transforms identity and social class
characterRole central character
countryOfOrigin Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
creator E. L. Doctorow NERFINISHED
economicActivity selling street art
ethnicity Jewish
familyRelation father of the Little Girl
fictionalUniverse Ragtime (novel) NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1975
immigratesTo United States NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
laterEconomicActivity producing motion pictures
literaryGenreOfWork historical fiction
literarySignificance represents Jewish immigrant striving in early 20th-century America
medium novel
narrativeArc rags-to-riches
notableSkill cutting paper silhouettes
visual storytelling
occupation filmmaker
silhouette maker
street artist
portrayedInFilmBy Mandy Patinkin NERFINISHED
portrayedInMusicalBy various stage actors
religion Judaism
settingOfWork New York City NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
socialStatusAtBeginning poor
socialStatusLater wealthy
timePeriod early 20th century

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