The Rickshaw Boy

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:stage_adaptation
gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1982
gptkb:2009
gptkbp:antagonist societal norms
gptkbp:artistic_legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:author gptkb:Lao_She
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character_arc Xiangzi's disillusionment
gptkbp:character_development Xiangzi's journey
Xu Sanguan's journey
gptkbp:character_motivation desire for a better life
love for family
economic necessity
gptkbp:character_relationships Xiangzi and Hu Niu
Xiangzi's internal struggle
Xu Sanguan and his customers
Xu Sanguan and his family
gptkbp:conflict class struggle
Xiangzi vs society
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired discussions on social issues
reflected social changes
gptkbp:cultural_references Chinese urban life
Chinese rickshaw culture
urban life in Beijing
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts life of rickshaw pullers
depicts life in 1930s China
gptkbp:director gptkb:Tian_Zhuangzhuang
gptkbp:element the rickshaw
gptkbp:ended tragic
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
social realism
gptkbp:historical_context pre-1949 China
pre-World War II China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Rickshaw Boy
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Chinese_literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Chinese_cinema
modern Chinese writers
subsequent Chinese authors
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:historical_events
gptkb:Chinese_mythology
social realism
realism movement
gptkbp:inspiration social issues in China
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by class struggle
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of hope and despair
struggle against fate
gptkbp:language Chinese
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Xu_Sanguan
gptkb:Xiangzi
gptkbp:mood gptkb:melancholic
gptkbp:motif dreams and aspirations
gptkbp:narrative third-person
omniscient narrator
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:dialogue
realism
third-person
vivid imagery
characterization
gptkbp:notable_quote " Life is a struggle."
gptkbp:notable_themes loss of innocence
gptkbp:original_language gptkb:Mandarin
gptkbp:plot Xiangzi's life as a rickshaw puller
gptkbp:plot_element social commentary
personal sacrifice
struggles for survival
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Xiangzi
rickshaw puller
gptkbp:published 1936
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:China
gptkb:Shanghai
gptkbp:reader_demographic positive
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1982
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Beijing
gptkbp:setting_time early 20th century
gptkbp:start_location Beijing streets
gptkbp:style realistic portrayal
gptkbp:symbolism rickshaw
rickshaw as a symbol of poverty
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:dreams
poverty
disillusionment
gptkbp:theme struggle for survival
struggles of the poor
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Howard_Goldblatt
gptkb:French
gptkb:Japanese
English
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:none
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xiangzi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8