The Man Who Lived Underground: A Novel

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation The Man Who Lived Underground (film)
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:2021
gptkbp:author gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkbp:character_arc gptkb:Redemption
gptkbp:character_development Fred Daniels' transformation
gptkbp:character_motivation Desire for freedom
gptkbp:character_relationships Fred and the police
gptkbp:conflict Man vs. Society
Internal conflict
Ambiguous ending
gptkbp:critical_analysis Themes of alienation
gptkbp:critical_reception Mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact Discussion on race relations
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Black_Boy
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Postmodern_literature
Literary movements
Social justice movements
Contemporary African American literature
Civil rights literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Surrealism
Existentialism
gptkbp:influences Wright's own experiences
gptkbp:inspired Literary criticism
gptkbp:isbn 978-0062509534
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:allegory
gptkbp:literary_significance Exploration of identity
gptkbp:main_character Fred Daniels
gptkbp:motif gptkb:Freedom
gptkb:Fear
gptkb:Darkness
gptkbp:narrative First-person
gptkbp:narrative_style Stream of consciousness
gptkbp:notable_quote “ I was a man who lived underground.”
gptkbp:page_count 144
gptkbp:protagonist Fred Daniels
gptkbp:published gptkb:1963
gptkbp:publisher New York: Harper & Row
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:setting_time 1930s
gptkbp:style gptkb:Realism
gptkbp:symbol The underground as a metaphor
gptkbp:symbolism Underground as a refuge
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Survival
Racism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Wright
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4