Boss Mangan
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Boss Mangan is a wealthy, self-important industrialist whose blustering materialism and moral shallowness are satirized in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Heartbreak House."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Heartbreak House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Captain Shotover
NERFINISHED
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Ellie Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Heartbreak House characters NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesione Hushabye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish (via George Bernard Shaw) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
materialistic
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morally shallow ⓘ self-important ⓘ wealthy ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Heartbreak House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | play ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century drama ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| occupation | industrialist ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
blustering
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social climber ⓘ vulgar ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
representation of capitalist values
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satirical figure ⓘ symbol of materialism ⓘ |
| thematicFunction |
critique of capitalism
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critique of materialism ⓘ exposes moral emptiness of the upper class ⓘ |
| workSetting | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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