Walt Berkman

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Walt Berkman is a sensitive, adolescent boy in the film "The Squid and the Whale" who struggles to navigate his parents’ bitter divorce and his own emerging identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptsBehaviorFrom Bernard Berkman NERFINISHED
age adolescent
appearsIn 2005 film The Squid and the Whale NERFINISHED
The Squid and the Whale NERFINISHED
centralConflict parents’ divorce
struggle with emerging identity
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Noah Baumbach NERFINISHED
education high school
emotionalStruggle confusion about romantic relationships
loyalty conflict between parents
familyName Berkman NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Squid and the Whale universe NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Walt NERFINISHED
hasFather Bernard Berkman NERFINISHED
hasInterest literature
music
writing
hasMother Joan Berkman NERFINISHED
hasSibling Frank Berkman NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium live-action film
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality American
occupation high school student
personalityTrait insecure
introspective
sensitive
portrayedAs emotionally immature
intellectually precocious
portrayedBy Jesse Eisenberg NERFINISHED
residence Brooklyn NERFINISHED
New York City
settingPeriod 1980s
themeInvolvement adolescent sexuality
coming of age
divorce
family dysfunction

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The Squid and the Whale character Walt Berkman