Anthony Beavis

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Anthony Beavis is the introspective, intellectually driven protagonist of Aldous Huxley’s novel "Eyeless in Gaza," whose life story traces his moral and spiritual evolution amid the disillusionment of the early 20th century.

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Anthony Beavis canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Eyeless in Gaza ⓘ
appearsInForm nonlinear narrative ⓘ
associatedWithTheme guilt and responsibility ⓘ
memory and time ⓘ
personal transformation ⓘ
spiritual quest ⓘ
characterTrait intellectually driven ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
morally conflicted ⓘ
self-analytical ⓘ
createdBy Aldous Huxley ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork 1936 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryMovementContext modernist fiction ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
narrativeFunction central consciousness of Eyeless in Gaza ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation intellectual ⓘ
protagonistOf Eyeless in Gaza ⓘ
relatedWorkAuthorNationality British ⓘ
setInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
thematicContext critique of intellectualism ⓘ
disillusionment after World War I ⓘ
pacifism and nonviolence ⓘ
search for meaning ⓘ
undergoes moral evolution ⓘ
spiritual evolution ⓘ

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Eyeless in Gaza → mainCharacter → Anthony Beavis ⓘ
Eyeless in Gaza → protagonist → Anthony Beavis ⓘ
Mary Amberley → influences → Anthony Beavis ⓘ
Mark Staithes → contrastsWith → Anthony Beavis ⓘ