Jacob Singer
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Jacob Singer is the traumatized Vietnam War veteran and New York postal worker whose disturbing hallucinations and fragmented reality drive the psychological horror narrative of the film "Jacob's Ladder."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Jacob's Ladder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | chemical warfare experiments in Vietnam (within film narrative) ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| createdBy | Bruce Joel Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic representation of PTSD in horror cinema ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | veteran ⓘ |
| employer | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole |
ex-husband
ⓘ
father ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Jacob's Ladder (1990) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
psychological horror
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasChild | Gabe Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExSpouse | Sarah Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartner | Jezzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mentalState | traumatized ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Jacob Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | unreliable perception ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | main character ⓘ |
| narrativeTwistInvolvement | revelation of death in Vietnam ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene |
hospital nightmare sequence
ⓘ
subway hallucination sequence ⓘ |
| occupation | postal worker ⓘ |
| plotElement |
experimental drug exposure
ⓘ
near-death experience ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tim Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Jewish ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| storyStructureFunction | point-of-view character ⓘ |
| symbolism |
purgatory
ⓘ
spiritual ascent ⓘ |
| symptom |
disorientation
ⓘ
flashbacks ⓘ hallucinations ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
afterlife
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death ⓘ grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ post-traumatic stress disorder ⓘ reality versus illusion ⓘ |
| traumaOrigin | combat in Vietnam ⓘ |
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