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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:theater
gptkb:miniseries
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:none
gptkb:2000
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Edith_Wharton
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Ralph_Marvell
gptkb:Violet_Spragg
gptkb:Mrs._Spragg
Elmer Moffat
Mr. Spragg
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gptkbp:character_development
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Undine Spragg's transformation
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gptkbp:characteristic
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Undine as a critique of materialism
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gptkbp:conflict
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individual vs society
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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studied in literature courses
influenced modern authors
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gptkbp:film_editing
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The Custom of the Country (2000)
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gptkbp:followed_by
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A Mother’s Recompense
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gptkbp:follows
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Undine's journey
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:novel
literary fiction
social satire
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gptkbp:historical_context
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early 20th century America
Gilded Age society
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Custom of the Country
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gptkbp:influence
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Feminist literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Henry_James
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gptkbp:influences
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American literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life experiences
Wharton's own experiences
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gptkbp:is_acclaimed_for
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1-5011-1234-5
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_significance
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exploration of American society
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Undine_Spragg
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:marriage
gptkb:wealth
gptkb:identity
gptkb:society
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
third-person omniscient
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" She was a creature of the world, and the world was her stage."
" The world is a great deal more interesting than the people in it."
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gptkbp:page_count
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400
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gptkbp:part_of_series
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:The_House_of_Mirth
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:Undine_Spragg
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gptkbp:published
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1913
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Charles_Scribner's_Sons
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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still relevant today
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:The_Age_of_Innocence
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:France
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:symbolism
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social status
money
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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explores the American Dream
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:marriage
gptkb:identity
social ambition
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gptkbp:undine's_first_husband
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Elmer Moffat
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gptkbp:undine's_marriages
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multiple
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gptkbp:undine's_second_husband
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Raymond de Chelles
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gptkbp:undine's_third_husband
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Graham Pendleton
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gptkbp:wharton's_awards
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gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize
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gptkbp:wharton's_legacy
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pioneering female author
influential in feminist discourse
recognized for social critique
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gptkbp:wharton's_other_works
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gptkb:Ethan_Frome
gptkb:The_Age_of_Innocence
gptkb:The_Reef
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gptkbp:wharton's_themes
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class and privilege
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gptkbp:wharton's_writing_style
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realism
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Age_of_Innocence
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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