American Pastoral

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film
mixed reviews
gptkbp:author gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
gptkbp:character_arc Swede's loss of innocence
gptkbp:character_development Swede Levov's journey
gptkbp:character_motivation search for meaning
desire for normalcy
confrontation with past
struggle with loss
gptkbp:character_relationships father-daughter relationship
gptkbp:conflict ambiguous ending
political radicalism
gptkbp:critical_analysis themes of identity
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact discussion of 1960s counterculture
gptkbp:director gptkb:Ewan_Mc_Gregor
gptkbp:element the American flag
the family home
the character Dawn Levov
the character Merry Levov
the suburban landscape
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:I_Married_a_Communist
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
literary fiction
gptkbp:historical_context 1960s America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Pastoral
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Don_De_Lillo
gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:Saul_Bellow
gptkb:John_Updike
gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
gptkbp:influences postmodern literature
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-375-50001-1
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices flashbacks
gptkbp:literary_significance exploration of the American Dream
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Seymour_'_Swede'_Levov
gptkbp:motif disillusionment
gptkbp:narrative omniscient narrator
gptkbp:narrative_focus family dynamics
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:page_count 423
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Human_Stain
gptkbp:protagonist successful businessman
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1997
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt
gptkbp:reader_demographic widely discussed
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2016
gptkbp:setting gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:symbolism American identity
gptkbp:theme gptkb:American_Dream
gptkbp:writer gptkb:John_Romano
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkb:The_Human_Stain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4