Rickshaw Boy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theater
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Lao_She
gptkbp:character gptkb:Lao_She
wealthy clients
Mr. Liu
the rickshaw pullers
gptkbp:character_development Niuniu's journey
gptkbp:conflict class struggle
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_aspect pre-revolutionary China
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired discussions on social issues
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts life of rickshaw pullers
gptkbp:director gptkb:Zhang_Yimou
gptkb:Li_Shaohong
gptkb:Tian_Zhuangzhuang
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Japanese_invasion_of_China
gptkb:Great_Depression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rickshaw Boy
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Chinese_cinema
gptkbp:influenced modern Chinese writers
Chinese social realism.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Chinese_literature
Western literature
gptkbp:inspiration Lao She's own experiences
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:metaphor
irony
foreshadowing
gptkbp:literary_significance classic of modern Chinese literature
gptkbp:main_character Niuniu
gptkbp:narrative third-person
gptkbp:narrative_style realism
gptkbp:notable_quote " The rickshaw is a symbol of the struggle of the poor."
gptkbp:original_language Chinese
gptkbp:plot social inequality
personal aspirations
struggles of a rickshaw puller
gptkbp:portrayed_in urban life in 1930s China
gptkbp:published_year 1936
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1982
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2010
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Beijing
gptkbp:setting_time 1930s
gptkbp:style social commentary
gptkbp:symbolism struggle for survival
rickshaw as a means of transport
gptkbp:theme struggle
poverty
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Howard_Goldblatt
English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lao_She
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6