"The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps"

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"The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps" is a short story by Stephen Crane set in the fictional town of Whilomville, depicting children's imaginative play and moral dilemmas.

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instanceOf short story
work of fiction
author Stephen Crane
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts a symbolic execution and burial
children staging a mock trial
explores children's understanding of justice
consequences of play turning serious
peer pressure among children
featuresCharacterType children
form prose
genre children-centered fiction
realist fiction
hasAuthorNationality American
hasFictionalEvent burial of Homer Phelps
execution of Homer Phelps
trial of Homer Phelps
hasFictionalLocation Whilomville, New York
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration
hasTitleCharacter Homer Phelps
hasWorkTitle The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps
intendedPublicationMedium magazine or periodical
language English
literaryMovement American realism
literarySetting Whilomville
mainCharacter Homer Phelps
narrativeFocus children's imaginative play
moral dilemmas
partOfFictionalUniverse Whilomville stories
linked to: Whilomville Stories
settingType fictional town
theme childhood imagination
group dynamics among children
innocence and guilt
justice and punishment
morality
play-acting and reality
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century

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Whilomville Stories hasPart "The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps"
Whilomville usedInWork The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps
subject linked to: fictional town of Whilomville
linked to: "The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps"
The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps hasWorkTitle The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps
linked to: "The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps"