The Open Boat

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Best_Short_Stories_of_1919
gptkb:The_Best_Short_Stories_of_1925
gptkb:The_Best_Short_Stories_of_1934
gptkb:The_Best_Short_Stories_of_1939
gptkb:The_Best_American_Short_Stories_1997
gptkb:Stephen_Crane
gptkb:The_Best_American_Short_Stories_2004
gptkb:The_Best_American_Short_Stories_2014
gptkb:The_Best_American_Short_Stories_1915
gptkb:The_Best_American_Short_Stories_1916
gptkb:The_Best_American_Short_Stories_1932
gptkb:The_Best_American_Short_Stories_1985
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Stephen_Crane
gptkbp:based_on Crane's real-life experience
gptkbp:character the cook
the captain
the correspondent
the oiler
gptkbp:climax the struggle to reach land
gptkbp:conflict man vs. nature
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact studied in literature courses
adapted into various media
influenced modernist writers
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:Scribner's_Magazine
gptkbp:genre naturalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Open Boat
gptkbp:influence American literature
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Crane's_shipwreck
gptkbp:is_critical_for explores existential themes
depicts human vulnerability
examines the indifference of nature
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length gptkb:anthology
gptkbp:literary_devices imagery
irony
foreshadowing
gptkbp:mood hope
despair
gptkbp:motif gptkb:military_unit
isolation
futility
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
episodic
gptkbp:notable_quote “ It is a matter of life and death.”
“ The sea is a cruel mistress.”
“ A man said to the universe...”
gptkbp:page_count approximately 50
gptkbp:published_by 1897
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Doubleday
gptkbp:resolution the arrival at shore
gptkbp:setting gptkb:beach
gptkbp:style realistic
gptkbp:symbolism the sea
the lighthouse
the boat
gptkbp:theme gptkb:survival