Dog's Heart

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yoshitomo_Nara
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:musical
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:1988
gptkb:film
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:church
gptkbp:author gptkb:Mikhail_Bulgakov
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Vladimir_Bortko
gptkbp:character gptkb:Dr._Bormenthal
gptkb:Professor_Preobrazhensky
gptkb:Sharik
Zinaida
the society
the bureaucrats
the dog Sharik
gptkbp:character_arc Sharikov's decline
gptkbp:character_development Sharikov's transformation
gptkbp:conflict man vs. society
man vs. self
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired discussions on ethics
gptkbp:cultural_references popular in Russian culture
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Heart_of_a_Dog
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comic_book
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dog's Heart
gptkbp:influence Russian literature
sci-fi genre
gptkbp:inspiration Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
gptkbp:language gptkb:Author
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Poligraf_Poligrafovich_Sharikov
gptkbp:message critique of Soviet society
gptkbp:mood darkly comedic
gptkbp:moral caution against unchecked scientific experimentation
gptkbp:motif human-animal transformation
gptkbp:narrative_style satirical humor
satirical
gptkbp:notable_quote ' A man is what he eats.'
gptkbp:philosophy What defines humanity?
gptkbp:plot a stray dog becomes a human
gptkbp:published_by 1925
Soviet literary magazine
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Monarch
1920s
gptkbp:style magical realism
gptkbp:symbol the dog
the city
the scientist
gptkbp:symbolism dog as a reflection of humanity
gptkbp:theme social transformation
gptkbp:voice_actor third-person