Thrown Away

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"Thrown Away" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling that explores themes of social pressure, honor, and tragedy within British colonial society in India.

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Thrown Away canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short story ⓘ
author Rudyard Kipling ⓘ
containsElement narrative frame ⓘ
retrospective reflection ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts covering up scandal to protect reputation ⓘ
informal social codes of British officers ⓘ
stigma around emotional vulnerability ⓘ
explores clash between personal feelings and public duty ⓘ
impact of rigid social codes ⓘ
psychological strain on colonial officers ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium periodical ⓘ
genre fiction ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ
hasMoralQuestion responsibility for another’s despair ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult readers ⓘ
hasTitle Thrown Away ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryCollection Plain Tales from the Hills ⓘ
literaryMovement British colonial literature ⓘ
literaryStatus classic of colonial short fiction ⓘ
literaryTechnique foreshadowing ⓘ
irony ⓘ
understatement ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person narration ⓘ
narratorRole British colonial officer ⓘ
originalSetting British India ⓘ
partOfAuthorCareerPhase early Indian stories of Rudyard Kipling ⓘ
protagonistDescription young British officer in India ⓘ
settingContext British colonial army in India ⓘ
theme British colonial society ⓘ
consequences of social expectations ⓘ
emotional repression ⓘ
honor ⓘ
military life ⓘ
reputation ⓘ
social pressure ⓘ
suicide ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
tone reflective ⓘ
somber ⓘ

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Plain Tales from the Hills → hasPart → Thrown Away ⓘ
Thrown Away → hasTitle → Thrown Away ⓘ