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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Asian_Saga
gptkb:Tai-Pan
gptkb:James_Clavell
gptkb:Bas-Lag_series
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
gptkb:film_series
cult following
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gptkbp:antagonist
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Japanese guards
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:James_Clavell
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:broadcasts
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gptkb:CBS
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Michael_O'_Keefe
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Marlowe's transformation
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gptkbp:character_development
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complex characters
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:alliances_and_rivalries
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gptkbp:climax
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escape plan
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gptkbp:conflict
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man vs. society
prisoner vs. captor
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced other war narratives
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:debut_year
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novel by James Clavell
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Bryan_Forbes
gptkb:David_Greene
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gptkbp:film_series
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gptkb:High_School
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:church
gptkb:war
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Japanese occupation of Asia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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King Rat
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gptkbp:influences
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Asian culture
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Clavell's own experiences
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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freedom
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gptkbp:is_symbolic_of
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rat as cunning
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gptkbp:language
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English
realistic
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Changi_Prison
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Peter_Marlowe
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gptkbp:mood
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tense
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:betrayal
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
flashbacks
omniscient narrator
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" In the end, we are all just rats in a cage."
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gptkbp:performance
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based on true events
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gptkbp:plot
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prisoners in a Japanese POW camp
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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unexpected betrayals
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1962
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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adult readers
thought-provoking
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1971
gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:resolution
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survival of the fittest
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:World_War_II
1940s
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gptkbp:significance
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explores human nature
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gptkbp:speed
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fast-paced
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gptkbp:style
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descriptive
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gptkbp:symbolism
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rat as a survivor
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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loyalty and betrayal
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:survival
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