Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:fictional_character
gptkb:short_story |
| gptkbp:adaptations |
none known
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| gptkbp:adapted_into |
none known
|
| gptkbp:appears_in |
The Laughing Man (short story)
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:The_Catcher_in_the_Rye
|
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:J._D._Salinger
|
| gptkbp:character |
the narrator
the boy's friends the boy's mother the boy's father The Laughing Man (character) the Laughing Man's adversaries the Laughing Man's friends the Laughing Man's mentor the Laughing Man's mother |
| gptkbp:character_development |
static characters
complex characters dynamic characters |
| gptkbp:character_traits |
mysterious
|
| gptkbp:character_voice |
a young boy
an unnamed child |
| gptkbp:collection |
gptkb:Nine_Stories
|
| gptkbp:conflict |
internal conflict
social conflict external conflict |
| gptkbp:created_by |
gptkb:J._D._Salinger
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
generally positive
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced later writers
referenced in popular culture influenced writers studied in literature courses adapted in various media inspired discussions on childhood |
| gptkbp:ended |
ambiguous
|
| gptkbp:first_appearance |
gptkb:1949
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Fiction
literary fiction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Laughing Man
|
| gptkbp:influence |
American literature
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:The_Catcher_in_the_Rye
American literature |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
real-life experiences
Salinger's experiences |
| gptkbp:is_motivated_by |
to entertain
to provoke thought to reflect on childhood |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:length |
gptkb:short_story
|
| gptkbp:literary_devices |
gptkb:dialogue
symbolism imagery irony foreshadowing |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:The_Laughing_Man
|
| gptkbp:mood |
gptkb:melancholic
playful nostalgic reflective |
| gptkbp:motif |
childhood
laughter the laughing man motif |
| gptkbp:narrated_by |
a child
|
| gptkbp:narrative |
first-person
episodic linear |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
|
| gptkbp:plot |
the Laughing Man's backstory
the story of a children's game |
| gptkbp:publication_year |
gptkb:1949
|
| gptkbp:published_in |
gptkb:The_New_Yorker
1951 |
| gptkbp:reader_demographic |
varied interpretations
|
| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:Nine_Stories
|
| gptkbp:set_in |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:style |
gptkb:Modernist
narrative style |
| gptkbp:symbol |
the loss of childhood
the Laughing Man's laughter the children's innocence |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
gptkb:mask
laughter childhood innocence loss of innocence the Laughing Man character the children's games |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
innocence
|
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:loss
innocence |
| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:identity
innocence childhood |
| gptkbp:viewpoint |
child's perspective
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:J._D._Salinger
gptkb:Umberto_Boccioni |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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