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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:anthology
gptkb:fictional_character
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:J._D._Salinger
gptkb:The_Joker
gptkb:When_You_Reach_Me
gptkb:Fang_Lijun
gptkb:Umberto_Boccioni
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gptkbp:adaptation
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none known
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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none known
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gptkbp:appears_in
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The Laughing Man (short story)
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:The_Catcher_in_the_Rye
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:J._D._Salinger
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gptkbp:character
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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
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gptkbp:character_development
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static characters
complex characters
dynamic characters
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gptkbp:character_traits
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mysterious
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gptkbp:collection
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gptkb:Nine_Stories
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
social conflict
external conflict
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:J._D._Salinger
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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 writers
referenced in popular culture
influenced writers
studied in literature courses
adapted in various media
inspired discussions on childhood
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gptkbp:ends_at
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ambiguous
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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gptkb:1949
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
literary fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Laughing Man
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gptkbp:influence
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American literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:The_Catcher_in_the_Rye
American literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life experiences
Salinger's experiences
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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to entertain
to provoke thought
to reflect on childhood
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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gptkb:anthology
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:language
symbolism
imagery
irony
foreshadowing
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:The_Laughing_Man
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gptkbp:mood
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gptkb:melancholic
playful
nostalgic
reflective
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gptkbp:motif
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childhood
laughter
the laughing man motif
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gptkbp:narrated_by
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a child
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
episodic
linear
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gptkbp:plot
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the Laughing Man's backstory
the story of a children's game
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
1951
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1949
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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varied interpretations
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Nine_Stories
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:church
narrative style
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gptkbp:symbol
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the loss of childhood
the Laughing Man's laughter
the children's innocence
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:item
laughter
childhood innocence
loss of innocence
the Laughing Man character
the children's games
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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innocence
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:loss
innocence
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
innocence
childhood
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gptkbp:viewpoint
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child's perspective
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gptkbp:voice_actor
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a young boy
an unnamed child
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