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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:E._L._Doctorow
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:Collyer_brothers
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:complex
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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gptkb:Homer_and_Langley
Homer and society
Langley and society
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gptkbp:conflict
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external
internal
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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reflects societal issues
discussion of mental health
depiction of urban life
exploration of brotherhood
influences other works
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Andrew's_Brain
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:historical_fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:World_War_II
post-war America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Homer & Langley
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:American_history
New York culture
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Collyer_brothers
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-8129-8004-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:metaphor
symbolism
flashbacks
imagery
foreshadowing
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Homer_Collyer
gptkb:Langley_Collyer
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:brotherhood
hoarding
urban decay
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gptkbp:narrative
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Homer's viewpoint
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
third-person
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gptkbp:page_count
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gptkb:368
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gptkbp:plot
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based on true events
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:The_March
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:2009
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:2009
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Random_House
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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subjective
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the city
the house
the brothers
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:family
isolation
the American Dream
mental illness
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:E._L._Doctorow
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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