Orin Mannon
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Orin Mannon is a central character in Eugene O’Neill’s trilogy *Mourning Becomes Electra*, a psychologically tormented war veteran whose guilt and obsession drive much of the drama’s tragic action.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mourning Becomes Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInPart |
Home
ⓘ
The Haunted NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hunted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
family curse
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ incestuous desire ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| createdBy | Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesInWork | Mourning Becomes Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodiment of inherited guilt
ⓘ
vehicle for Freudian themes ⓘ |
| familyName | Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith |
Christine Mannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lavinia Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyMember |
Christine Mannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ezra Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lavinia Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Ezra Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | morally conflicted ⓘ |
| hasMother | Christine Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalCondition |
survivor guilt
ⓘ
war trauma ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Hazel Niles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSister | Lavinia Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
emotionally unstable
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guilt-ridden ⓘ jealous ⓘ obsessive ⓘ psychologically tormented ⓘ |
| hasUnrequitedLoveFrom | Hazel Niles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | The Oresteia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
agent of revenge
ⓘ
tragic protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| settingPlace | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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