Sam Bowden (character from the novel "The Executioners")

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Sam Bowden is the principled small-town lawyer and family man who becomes the target of a vengeful ex-convict in John D. MacDonald’s thriller novel "The Executioners."

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
adaptedAs Sam Bowden (character in 1962 film Cape Fear) NERFINISHED
Sam Bowden (character in 1991 film Cape Fear) NERFINISHED
appearsIn Cape Fear (1962 film) NERFINISHED
Cape Fear (1991 film) NERFINISHED
The Executioners NERFINISHED
associatedWith legal ethics
vigilante threat
backstoryEvent testified against Max Cady in court
causeOfConflict his testimony helped send Max Cady to prison
centralThemeRelation represents law and moral order
characterTrait ethical
family-oriented
law-abiding
principled
conflictType stalked by vengeful ex-convict
creator John D. MacDonald NERFINISHED
familyRole father
husband
firstAppearance The Executioners (1957 novel) NERFINISHED
genreContext thriller fiction
hasEnemy Max Cady NERFINISHED
literaryGenreOfWork crime thriller
moralAlignment lawful good
name Sam Bowden NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction family man under siege
nationality American (fictional)
occupation attorney
lawyer
protects his family
residence small town in the American South
roleInWork protagonist of The Executioners
settingOfActions small Southern town
targetOf Max Cady's revenge
threatenedBy Max Cady NERFINISHED
threatens Max Cady's sense of vengeance by upholding the law

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Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden basedOn Sam Bowden (character from the novel "The Executioners")