The Heart of the Matter

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation 1953
radio play
gptkbp:artMovement stream of consciousness
irony
gptkbp:artwork morality
gptkbp:author gptkb:Graham_Greene
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:character faith
survival
guilt
Scobie
with God
with wife
gptkbp:characterDevelopment complex
gptkbp:conflict existential
duty vs. desire
personal vs. duty
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:criticalReception examines ethics
gptkbp:culturalHeritage British_colonialism
gptkbp:fan_engagement thought-provoking
gptkbp:filmography The_Heart_of_the_Matter_(film)
gptkbp:genre literary fiction
gptkbp:historicalContext post-war_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Heart of the Matter
gptkbp:influence post-colonial literature
gptkbp:influenced inspired many writers.
gptkbp:inspiration Greene's_experiences_in_Africa
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:moral loyalty vs. love
gptkbp:motif betrayal
gptkbp:narrativeStyle redemption
third-person omniscient
inner turmoil
multi-layered
gptkbp:profession colonial officer
gptkbp:publishedBy 1948
gptkbp:publisher Heinemann
gptkbp:resolution tragic
gptkbp:route self-discovery
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:significance explores colonialism
gptkbp:style realism
gptkbp:symbolism the heart
gptkbp:theme moral ambiguity
gptkbp:viewpoint sympathetic