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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:novel
gptkb:play
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:theater
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
critically acclaimed
commercially successful
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:1952
1950
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:audience
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cult following
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Carson_Mc_Cullers
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
Tony Award nominations
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:carson_mc_cullers
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gptkb:Novelist
famous author
Southern writer
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Ethel_Waters
gptkb:Mildred_Dunnock
gptkb:Robert_Mc_Queen
Tina Louise
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Berenice_Sadie_Brown
gptkb:John_Henry_West
Frankie's family
Frankie's father
Frankie's mother
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Frankie's search for belonging
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:Berenice_Sadie_Brown
gptkb:Frankie_Addams
gptkb:John_Henry_West
Frankie's journey
Frankie's journey to adulthood
Frankie's journey to self-acceptance
Frankie's realization of her place in the world
Frankie's understanding of adulthood
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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desire for connection
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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gptkb:Frankie_and_John_Henry
Frankie and Berenice
Frankie and her brother
Frankie and her father
Frankie and her friends
Frankie and her mother
Frankie vs. family
Frankie vs. herself
Frankie vs. societal expectations
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Franz_Planer
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Robert_Ward
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gptkbp:conflict
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internal conflict
social conflict
Frankie's internal struggle
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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explores themes of alienation
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
positive reviews
well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced popular culture
Southern Gothic genre
influenced later works
influenced other works
influenced film
influenced theater
studied in literature courses
performed in schools
discussed in academia
adapted into operas
inspired other works of fiction
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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exploration of race relations
exploration of family dynamics
exploration of gender roles
exploration of adolescence
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Fred_Zinnemann
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gptkbp:element
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the house
the train station
the wedding dress
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:Julie_Harris
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:game_setting
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Southern_Gothic
gptkb:Dimitri_Tiomkin
gptkb:drama
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-World War II America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Member of the Wedding
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:American_musical_theater
gptkb:literature
gptkb:performers
American literature
Southern literature
theater directors
musical theater composers
subsequent Southern writers
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:Alice_Walker
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
Carson Mc Cullers' bibliography
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Modernism
American Southern culture
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Gothic_literature
American literature
Southern literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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personal experiences
Mc Cullers' own experiences
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:theater_productions
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-06-093482-2
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_significance
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explores gender roles
explores themes of family
examines societal expectations
explores themes of loneliness
depicts loneliness
explores adolescence
explores themes of adolescence
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:T._Edward_H._Smith
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Frankie_Addams
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:wedding
gptkb:friendship
gptkb:family
weddings
isolation
coming of age
childhood
transition
family dynamics
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gptkbp:narrative
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stream of consciousness
limited omniscient
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
stream of consciousness
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:Obie_Awards
Tony Award nominations
Drama Desk Award nominations
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Berenice_Sadie_Brown
gptkb:John_Henry_West
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gptkbp:notable_games
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gptkb:Carson_Mc_Cullers
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:Broadway
gptkb:Off-Broadway
regional theater
1950 Broadway production
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I am not a member of the wedding."
" I am not a child anymore."
" The wedding is a big event."
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:The_Member_of_the_Wedding
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gptkbp:notable_themes
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isolation
longing
transition
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Carson_Mc_Cullers
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gptkbp:original_language
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English
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gptkbp:page_count
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144
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gptkbp:performance
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gptkb:theater
performed on Broadway
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gptkbp:play_director
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gptkb:John_Houseman
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gptkbp:play_premiere_year
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1950
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gptkbp:premiere
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1950
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1950
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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1950
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:published
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1946
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin
gptkb:New_York
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:revival
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gptkb:1982
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2011
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkb:Columbus,_Georgia
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gptkbp:setting_time
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mid-20th century
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Ethel_Waters
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical
dramatic
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:wedding
childhood
transition
the train
Frankie's hat
wedding as a metaphor
wedding as a rite of passage
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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search for identity
importance of community
impact of war on youth
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:identity
isolation
growing up
belonging
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ethel_Waters
gptkb:The_Southern_Renaissance
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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