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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
gptkb:theater_productions
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Ntozake_Shange
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:character_development
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focuses on personal growth.
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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search for identity.
desire for freedom.
need for connection.
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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romantic relationships.
friendships.
sisterly bonds.
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal and external struggles.
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gptkbp:cover_artist
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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explores African American women's experiences.
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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Southern culture.
African traditions.
Black folklore.
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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celebrates heritage.
challenges stereotypes.
represents Black women's voices.
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo
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gptkbp:influenced
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theater arts.
literary criticism.
film adaptations.
contemporary African American writers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Black_Arts_Movement
feminist literature
jazz music.
spirituals.
blues music.
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gptkbp:influences
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African American literature
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0684190594
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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Indigo
Cypress
Sassafras
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gptkbp:motif
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trees.
dreams.
water.
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gptkbp:narrative
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third-person
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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poetic
experimental.
lyrical.
nonlinear.
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" We are all connected."
" I am a woman who loves women."
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gptkbp:page_count
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192
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1982
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Scribner
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:setting_time
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gptkb:20th_century
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gptkbp:symbolism
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uses nature as a metaphor.
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:identity
gptkb:family
gptkb:Sister
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ntozake_Shange
gptkb:Fodder_on_My_Wings
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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