Tony Hastings
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Tony Hastings is the fictional protagonist of the crime thriller story within Tom Ford’s film "Nocturnal Animals," whose traumatic ordeal drives the narrative’s dark exploration of revenge and guilt.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Nocturnal Animals (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Nocturnal Animals (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
guilt
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masculinity ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ powerlessness ⓘ revenge ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Austin Wright
NERFINISHED
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Tom Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticLevel | fictional character inside Edward Sheffield’s manuscript ⓘ |
| familyRole |
father
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husband ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Tony and Susan (1993 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | crime thriller ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | from ordinary family man to broken survivor ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for themes of revenge and guilt
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protagonist of the crime thriller story within the film ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jake Gyllenhaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Nocturnal Animals (novel-within-the-film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
husband whose family is attacked
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victim of a violent roadside abduction ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | rural Texas ⓘ |
| storyPurpose |
to dramatize consequences of perceived weakness
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to externalize Edward Sheffield’s emotional pain ⓘ |
| symbolicallyLinkedTo | Edward Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toneOfStory |
dark
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tragic ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| undergoes | traumatic ordeal ⓘ |
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