Levi Belsey

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Levi Belsey is a politically engaged, rebellious teenage son in Zadie Smith’s novel "On Beauty," whose activism and personal struggles highlight themes of race, class, and identity.

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Levi Belsey canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
age teenager ⓘ
appearsIn On Beauty ⓘ
associatedWithTheme class ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ
generational tension ⓘ
identity ⓘ
race ⓘ
characterRole supporting protagonist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
creator Zadie Smith ⓘ
ethnicBackground African American and white mixed heritage ⓘ
familyName Belsey ⓘ
fictionalUniverse On Beauty universe ⓘ
linked to: On Beauty
firstPublicationAppearance 2005 ⓘ
genre literary fiction ⓘ
givenName Levi ⓘ
hasFather Howard Belsey ⓘ
hasMother Kiki Belsey ⓘ
hasPerspectiveOn cultural appropriation ⓘ
globalization ⓘ
inequality ⓘ
hasResidence Boston area ⓘ
linked to: Greater Boston
hasSibling Jerome Belsey ⓘ
Zora Belsey ⓘ
involvedIn political activism ⓘ
literaryMovement contemporary British literature ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
narrativeFunction explores themes of race class and identity ⓘ
occupation student ⓘ
relatedTo Belsey family ⓘ
setting fictional town of Wellington Massachusetts ⓘ
strugglesWith class consciousness ⓘ
family expectations ⓘ
racial identity ⓘ
trait idealistic ⓘ
politically engaged ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ
socially conscious ⓘ
workLanguage English ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

On Beauty → featuresCharacter → Levi Belsey ⓘ
Zora Belsey → hasSibling → Levi Belsey ⓘ
Howard Belsey → hasChild → Levi Belsey ⓘ
Jerome Belsey → hasSibling → Levi Belsey ⓘ