Mr. Wackford Squeers

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:has_conflict_with social reformers
gptkbp:has_impact_on gptkb:literary_criticism
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:Board_of_Commissioners
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mr. Wackford Squeers
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in literary studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Dotheboys_Hall
abusive practices
gptkbp:is_considered_as a classic villain
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Charles_Dickens
lack of ethics
maltreatment of students
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by modern readers
gptkbp:is_described_as manipulative
villainous
self-serving
gptkbp:is_explored_in character studies
gptkbp:is_influenced_by social issues of the time
gptkbp:is_involved_in thematic discussions
child labor
fraudulent practices
gptkbp:is_known_for exploitation of the poor
abuse of students
his school policies
his treatment of Smike
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in literary discussions
gptkbp:is_motivated_by gptkb:power
profit
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Kate_Nickleby
gptkb:Mr._Nickleby
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Victorian_literature
gptkb:literature
19th-century literature
the Dickensian universe
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as gptkb:film_adaptations
Various actors in adaptations
theater adaptations
a product of his environment
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Nicholas_Nickleby
Smike
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of social injustice
the failures of the educational system
educational neglect
gptkbp:personality_trait gptkb:greed
hypocrisy
cruelty
gptkbp:works_at gptkb:Dotheboys_Hall
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Life_and_Adventures_of_Nicholas_Nickleby
gptkb:The_Circus_(2005)
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