Father Rentería
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Father Rentería is the conflicted village priest in Juan Rulfo’s novel "Pedro Páramo," torn between his religious duties and the pervasive corruption and guilt in the town of Comala.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Pedro Páramo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
ⓘ
fearful ⓘ guilt-ridden ⓘ morally torn ⓘ submissive to local power ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Juan Rulfo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fears | Pedro Páramo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feelsGuiltFor |
failing the poor of Comala
ⓘ
granting privileges to the powerful ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Comala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Pedro Páramo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Mexican literature
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ |
| hasInternalConflict |
between doctrine and compassion
ⓘ
between loyalty to power and duty to the poor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American modernism precursor ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralConflictWith | Pedro Páramo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Mexican ⓘ |
| notableAction |
accepts donations from Pedro Páramo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fails to confront injustice in Comala ⓘ withholds absolution from some characters ⓘ |
| occupation | village priest ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Fondo de Cultura Económica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Comala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountryInFiction | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
his conscience
ⓘ
his priestly duties ⓘ the corruption of Comala ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Pedro Páramo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral weakness
ⓘ
the compromised Church ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | post-Revolutionary Mexico ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
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