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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
not adapted to film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
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gptkbp:character
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search for truth
Hap Thorpe's alter ego
against societal expectations
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Hap's journey to self-discovery
Hap's transformation
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gptkbp:character_development
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Hap Thorpe's journey
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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to find meaning in life
desire for authenticity
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Hap and his friends
Hap's cynicism
Hap's interactions with authority
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gptkbp:conflict
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social commentary
individual vs. society
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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examines societal norms
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced later sci-fi works
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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1950s America
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gptkbp:element
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japes as social critique
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gptkbp:first_edition
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1956 edition
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gptkbp:focus
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explores human condition
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gptkbp:followed_by
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The Man Who Japed: A Novel
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:science_fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Cold War era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Man Who Japed
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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cyberpunk
influenced science fiction narrative
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:American_counterculture
existential philosophy
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gptkbp:influences
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Philip K. Dick's experiences
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gptkbp:inspiration
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post-war America
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-441-17212-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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irony
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gptkbp:literary_significance
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explores themes of reality
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gptkbp:main_character
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Hap Thorpe
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gptkbp:motif
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japes
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gptkbp:narrative_focus
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individual experience
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
non-linear storytelling
dark humor
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gptkbp:page_count
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256
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gptkbp:philosophy
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what is reality?
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gptkbp:plot
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satirical take on conformity
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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revelation of true identity
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1956
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Ace_Books
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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cult following
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?
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gptkbp:setting
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future Earth
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gptkbp:setting_time
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distant future
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gptkbp:style
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satirical
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gptkbp:symbolism
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japes as a form of rebellion
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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freedom vs. control
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:identity
gptkb:rebellion
gptkb:society
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gptkbp:themes
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nature of reality
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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