In Dubious Battle
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In Dubious Battle is a 1936 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the struggles and moral complexities of labor organizing during a fruit pickers’ strike in California.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In Dubious Battle canonical | 13 |
| In Dubious Battle (1936 novel) | 1 |
| In Dubious Battle (novel) | 1 |
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Target entity: In Dubious Battle Context triple: [John Steinbeck, notableWork, In Dubious Battle]
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The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film noir about a lynch mob’s rush to judgment, renowned for its stark moral themes and powerful performances.
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The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is a stark, acoustic-driven folk album by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggles of marginalized people in contemporary America.
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C.
The Lonedale Operator
The Lonedale Operator is a 1911 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, noted for its innovative cross-cutting and suspenseful storytelling in early cinema.
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D.
Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man is a 1965 short story collection by James Baldwin that explores themes of race, violence, sexuality, and power in mid-20th-century America.
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E.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: In Dubious Battle Target entity description: In Dubious Battle is a 1936 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the struggles and moral complexities of labor organizing during a fruit pickers’ strike in California.
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A.
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film noir about a lynch mob’s rush to judgment, renowned for its stark moral themes and powerful performances.
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B.
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is a stark, acoustic-driven folk album by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggles of marginalized people in contemporary America.
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C.
The Lonedale Operator
The Lonedale Operator is a 1911 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, noted for its innovative cross-cutting and suspenseful storytelling in early cinema.
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D.
Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man is a 1965 short story collection by James Baldwin that explores themes of race, violence, sexuality, and power in mid-20th-century America.
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E.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
union organizing tactics
ⓘ
violence during labor disputes ⓘ |
| explores |
the ethics of political manipulation
ⓘ
Völkerpsychologie ⓘ
surface form:
the psychology of crowds
|
| filmAdaptationDirector | James Franco ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
agricultural labor
ⓘ
migrant workers ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Of Mice and Men
ⓘ
The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
ⓘ
proletarian novel ⓘ social realist novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | In Dubious Battle (2016 film) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | California agricultural labor conflicts ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
|
| literarySignificance | early exploration of Steinbeck’s social themes ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class struggle
ⓘ
collective action ⓘ labor organizing ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ power and exploitation ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Doc Burton
ⓘ
Joy ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Mac McLeod ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| organizationDepicted | the Party ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jim Nolan ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher | Covici-Friede ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| settingRegion | Torgas Valley ⓘ |
| subject |
fruit pickers’ strike
ⓘ
labor strike ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
Great Depression
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surface form:
Great Depression era
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| titleAlludesTo | “In dubious battle on the plains of Heaven” ⓘ |
| titleOrigin |
Paradise Lost
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surface form:
John Milton’s Paradise Lost
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