Tamango

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:theater
gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:antagonist slave owner
gptkbp:author gptkb:Prosper_Mérimée
gptkbp:character_arc redemption
growth through adversity
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:complex
gptkbp:character_motivation desire for freedom
escape slavery
gptkbp:character_relationships naivety
Tamango and his fellow slaves
Tamango and his love interest
Tamango vs. society
gptkbp:climax confrontation
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
freedom vs. oppression
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:criticism analyzed for themes of oppression
gptkbp:cultural_impact discussed in literature courses
gptkbp:cultural_impact_on_literature influenced abolitionist literature
gptkbp:cultural_references used in discussions of race
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:anti-slavery_movement
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Berry
gptkbp:film gptkb:French
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
gptkb:historical_fiction
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:19th_century
Caribbean islands
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:oppression
gptkbp:historical_impact reflected societal views on slavery
gptkbp:historical_significance depicts the realities of slavery.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tamango
gptkbp:influenced later works on slavery
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:French_literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:inspiration real events
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of freedom
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:literary_devices foreshadowing
gptkbp:literary_movement 19th century literature
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Tamango
gptkbp:motif gptkb:ocean
gptkbp:narrative omniscient narrator
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
symbolism and allegory
gptkbp:narrative_theme identity and belonging
struggle for freedom
gptkbp:notable_quote " The slave is not a man, he is a thing."
gptkbp:plot_point escape attempt
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Tamango
gptkbp:published_in 1829
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1958
gptkbp:resolution ambiguous
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:symbolic_object chains
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:ship
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:identity
gptkbp:theme slavery
gptkbp:viewpoint first-person narration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dorothy_Dandridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4