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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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