Willie Price

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Willie Price is a tragic, debt-burdened young man in Arnold Bennett’s novel "Anna of the Five Towns," whose struggles highlight the harsh social and economic realities of the Potteries.

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Willie Price canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
male character ⓘ
admires Anna Tellwright ⓘ
ageGroup young adult ⓘ
appearsIn Anna of the Five Towns ⓘ
associatedWithTheme economic hardship ⓘ
religious nonconformity ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
basedInFictional Bursley ⓘ
businessPartnerOf Ephraim Tellwright ⓘ
Titus Price ⓘ
characterTrait conscientious ⓘ
honest ⓘ
sensitive ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting England ⓘ
createdBy Arnold Bennett ⓘ
createdInWorkPublishedYear 1902 ⓘ
economicActivity earthenware production ⓘ
elicitsEmotionIn Anna Tellwright ⓘ
experiences despair ⓘ
shame ⓘ
social humiliation ⓘ
familyName Price ⓘ
financialStatus debt-burdened ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearsIn realist novel ⓘ
givenName Willie ⓘ
hasFather Titus Price ⓘ
inDebt true ⓘ
interactsWith Anna Tellwright ⓘ
livesInFictional a small pottery works ⓘ
locatedInFictional the Potteries ⓘ
narrativeFunction to expose the cruelty of debt and usury ⓘ
narrativeRole tragic figure ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation earthenware manufacturer ⓘ
owesMoneyTo Ephraim Tellwright ⓘ
pressuredBy Ephraim Tellwright ⓘ
creditors ⓘ
religiousBackground Methodist ⓘ
represents harsh economic realities of the Potteries ⓘ
settingPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
socialClass lower middle class ⓘ
symbolizes victims of industrial capitalism ⓘ

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Anna of the Five Towns → hasCharacter → Willie Price ⓘ