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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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