Go Tell It on the Mountain

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:adaptation_year 1984 for film adaptation
2019 for stage play
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:author gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkbp:awards none specific but critically acclaimed
gptkbp:character_development family dynamics
John's spiritual journey
conflict with father
gptkbp:character_relationships John and his friends
John and his mother
John and his stepfather
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact studied in schools
influenced African American literature
gptkbp:genre semi-autobiographical novel
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:Great_Migration
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Go Tell It on the Mountain
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkbp:influenced_by Baldwin's own life
gptkbp:influences Baldwin's own life
gptkbp:inspiration Baldwin's childhood experiences
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices flashbacks
imagery
foreshadowing
characterization
symbolism of the church
gptkbp:literary_significance depiction of the Great Migration
exploration of African American identity
pioneering work in LGBTQ literature
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:John_Grimes
gptkbp:narrative non-linear
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:notable_quote " I was born in a place where the sun shines."
" The only way to deal with the world is to change it."
gptkbp:published 1953
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Harlem,_New_York_City
gptkbp:symbolism mountain as a metaphor
religion as a refuge
the city as a place of struggle
gptkbp:theme gptkb:race
gptkb:religion
gptkb:identity
gptkbp:themes gptkb:race
gptkb:religion
gptkb:identity
gptkbp:viewpoint multiple perspectives
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3