Chauncey Gardiner
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Chauncey Gardiner is the simple-minded yet enigmatic gardener whose accidental rise to political prominence drives the satirical plot of the film "Being There."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| actualBackground | illiterate gardener ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chance
NERFINISHED
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Chance the gardener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Being There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American politics (fictional)
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television media (fictional) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chance (novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | gap between his simplicity and others’ projections ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
enigmatic
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simple-minded ⓘ |
| communicationStyle | speaks in simple gardening metaphors ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jerzy Kosiński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | non-supernatural human ⓘ |
| filmReleasedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Being There (novel, 1970) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFilmAppearance | Being There (film, 1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Chauncey Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| householdRole | servant ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterSocialPerception | elite political insider ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
media influence
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misinterpretation of simplicity as wisdom ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | gardening metaphors interpreted as economic policy ⓘ |
| novelPublishedIn | 1970 ⓘ |
| occupation | gardener ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | wise political thinker ⓘ |
| plotFunction | drives the satirical plot of Being There ⓘ |
| politicalRoleInStory | political celebrity ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riseToProminence | accidental ⓘ |
| socialClassInStory | working class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
misplaced authority
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the emptiness of political rhetoric ⓘ the power of media-created images ⓘ |
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