Gabriel Maxson

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Gabriel Maxson is Troy Maxson’s war-injured, mentally impaired brother in August Wilson’s play "Fences," whose disability payments help support Troy’s household and whose character carries strong religious and symbolic overtones.

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Gabriel Maxson canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a play ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsInGenre American drama ⓘ
appearsInSeries Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ
appearsInWork Fences ⓘ
linked to: Fences (2016 film)
associatedWith Christian imagery ⓘ
creator August Wilson ⓘ
economicSupportFor Troy Maxson’s household ⓘ
firstAppearance Fences (1985 play) ⓘ
hasFamilyName Maxson ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasGivenName Gabriel ⓘ
hasMentalCondition mental impairment ⓘ
hasOccupationInPast soldier ⓘ
hasPhysicalCondition war injury ⓘ
hasRelationshipToProtagonist brother of the protagonist ⓘ
hasSibling Troy Maxson ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole religious symbolism ⓘ
spiritual symbolism ⓘ
isSupportingCharacterOf Troy Maxson ⓘ
isWarVeteran true ⓘ
languageOfCharacter English ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
nameAlludesTo Archangel Gabriel ⓘ
linked to: Gabriel
nationalityInFiction African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
portraysTheme family responsibility ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
spiritual salvation ⓘ
receives disability payments ⓘ
setInWorkTimePeriod 1950s Pittsburgh ⓘ
siblingOf Troy Maxson ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Troy Maxson → hasSibling → Gabriel Maxson ⓘ
Cory Maxson → hasUncle → Gabriel Maxson ⓘ
Raynell Maxson → hasHalfUncle → Gabriel Maxson ⓘ
Maxson → usedByCharacter → Gabriel Maxson ⓘ
Maxson → familyNameOf → Gabriel Maxson ⓘ
Alberta (Fences character) → indirectlyAffects → Gabriel Maxson ⓘ
subject linked to: Alberta