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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:miniseries
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:2002
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:John_Galsworthy
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gptkbp:character_development
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Fleur's growth
Soames's struggles
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Fleur and Soames's marriage
Fleur and her mother
Soames and his family
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gptkbp:conflict
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personal vs societal expectations
love vs duty
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced later family sagas
examined class dynamics in Britain
reflected societal changes in literature
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga:_In_Chancery
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gptkbp:genre
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literary fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:post-World_War_I_Britain
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern British literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Victorian_literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Galsworthy's own experiences
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1-84749-123-4
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_significance
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explores the decline of the upper middle class
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Fleur_Forsyte
gptkb:Soames_Forsyte
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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stream of consciousness
flashbacks
third-person omniscient
foreshadowing
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga
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gptkbp:plot_point
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Fleur's affair
Soames's jealousy
the impact of societal change
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga:_To_Let
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gptkbp:published_in
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1924
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:William_Heinemann
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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adult readers
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gptkbp:setting
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early 20th century England
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the white monkey
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gptkbp:theme
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love and relationships
class and society
change and modernity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Galsworthy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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