The Daughters of the Late Colonel
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The Daughters of the Late Colonel is a modernist short story by Katherine Mansfield that portrays two sheltered sisters struggling with grief, freedom, and indecision after their domineering father’s death.
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| The Daughters of the Late Colonel canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Daughters of the Late Colonel Context triple: [Katherine Mansfield, notableWork, The Daughters of the Late Colonel]
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A.
The General’s Daughter
The General’s Daughter is a 1999 crime thriller film centered on the investigation of a high-ranking officer’s daughter’s murder at a U.S. Army base, starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe.
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B.
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 American adventure drama film starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll, noted for its political intrigue set in war-torn China.
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C.
No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays an aging, impoverished colonel’s quiet hope and dignity as he waits in vain for a long-promised government pension.
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D.
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
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E.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Daughters of the Late Colonel Target entity description: The Daughters of the Late Colonel is a modernist short story by Katherine Mansfield that portrays two sheltered sisters struggling with grief, freedom, and indecision after their domineering father’s death.
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A.
The General’s Daughter
The General’s Daughter is a 1999 crime thriller film centered on the investigation of a high-ranking officer’s daughter’s murder at a U.S. Army base, starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe.
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B.
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 American adventure drama film starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll, noted for its political intrigue set in war-torn China.
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C.
No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays an aging, impoverished colonel’s quiet hope and dignity as he waits in vain for a long-promised government pension.
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D.
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
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E.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist literature work
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short story ⓘ |
| approximateLength | short ⓘ |
| author | Katherine Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
fear of authority
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female repression ⓘ freedom ⓘ grief ⓘ habit and routine ⓘ indecision ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely studied in modernist scholarship ⓘ |
| explores |
constraints on unmarried women
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difficulty of making decisions ⓘ internalized oppression ⓘ |
| fatherCharacterDescription | domineering colonel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The London Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Garden Party and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvent | death of the sisters' father ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | important example of Mansfield's late style ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Constantia Pinner
NERFINISHED
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Josephine Pinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person limited ⓘ |
| protagonistRelationship | sisters ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Constable & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Bliss
NERFINISHED
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Prelude ⓘ The Garden Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | an English household ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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melancholic ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
free indirect discourse
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
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