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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:audio_drama
gptkb:television
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:1955
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Frederik_Pohl
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Midas
George's wife
the government official
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Midas's downfall
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gptkbp:character_development
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George's transformation
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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desire for wealth
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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George and Midas
Midas vs. society
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gptkbp:characterized_by
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complex characters
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gptkbp:collection
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included in collections of Pohl's work
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gptkbp:conflict
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man vs. society
satirical ending
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gptkbp:critical_analysis
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analyzed in academic papers
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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discussions on wealth
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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often referenced in discussions of consumerism
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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reflects societal fears
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:science_fiction
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gptkbp:has_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-war America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Midas Plague
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gptkbp:impact
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science fiction literature
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gptkbp:influence
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cultural commentary
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gptkbp:influenced
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environmental literature
satirical works
modern dystopian fiction
later works of science fiction
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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influenced authors like Isaac Asimov
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gptkbp:inspired
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discussions on consumerism
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gptkbp:is_critiqued_by
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capitalism
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0345320173
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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:moral
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beware of what you wish for
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:greed
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gptkbp:narrative
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third-person
originally published as a short story
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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satirical
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gptkbp:narrative_theme
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the dangers of excess
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:API
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gptkbp:page_count
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192
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gptkbp:plot
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linear
explores consequences of abundance
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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unexpected ending
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gptkbp:protagonist
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a man named George
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1954
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Ballantine_Books
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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provokes thought
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gptkbp:setting
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dystopian future
future society
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gptkbp:style
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humorous
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gptkbp:symbol
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the Midas touch
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:gold
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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social commentary
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gptkbp:theme
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overconsumption
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jorj_X._Mc_Kie
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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