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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:theater
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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1950
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:John_O'_Hara
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gptkbp:character_arc
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downward spiral
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gptkbp:character_development
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tragic arc
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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desire to escape
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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man vs. self
Jim and his wife
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gptkbp:character_traits
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flawed
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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examined in literary studies
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced popular culture
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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often referenced in discussions of fate.
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Appointment_in_Samarra_(film)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Great_Depression
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Appointment in Samarra
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gptkbp:influence
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American literature
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent authors
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
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gptkbp:influenced_genre
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modern American fiction
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:short_stories
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gptkbp:is_acclaimed_for
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considered a classic
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-684-80145-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_significance
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explores themes of mortality
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gptkbp:main_character
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Jim Willow
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gptkbp:motif
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inevitability
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gptkbp:narrative
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linear
omniscient narrator
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
foreshadowing
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ Death is a great leveler.”
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gptkbp:page_count
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224
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gptkbp:plot
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irony
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gptkbp:protagonist
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Jim Willow
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gptkbp:published
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1934
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Harcourt_Brace
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Samarra,_Iraq
desolate and oppressive
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gptkbp:setting_time
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1920s
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gptkbp:style
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realism
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Samarra as a place of fate
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:fate
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_O'_Hara
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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