Heck Tate
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Heck Tate is the fictional sheriff of Maycomb County in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," known for his quiet integrity and protective sense of justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heck Tate canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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sheriff ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | middle-aged man ⓘ |
| alignment | morally good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird
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To Kill a Mockingbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Atticus Finch
NERFINISHED
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Bob Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Boo Radley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jem Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Scout Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | Maycomb County citizens ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harper Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decision | rules Bob Ewell’s death an accident ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | To Kill a Mockingbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance | 1960 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
arrest of Tom Robinson
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investigation of the attack on Jem and Scout ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Bildungsroman
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Southern Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralStance |
opposes racial violence
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values justice over strict legalism ⓘ |
| motivation | protect Boo Radley from public scrutiny ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies institutional justice with human compassion ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
compassionate
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fair-minded ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ protective sense of justice ⓘ quiet integrity ⓘ |
| occupation | sheriff of Maycomb County ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Frank Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToAtticusFinch |
professional ally
GENERATED
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respects Atticus’s integrity GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence | Maycomb County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility | law enforcement in Maycomb County ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Maycomb, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
justice
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moral courage ⓘ protection of the innocent ⓘ |
| workLocation | Maycomb County jail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksFor | Maycomb County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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