The Roderick Random

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:film_adaptations
television adaptations
radio adaptations
gptkbp:author gptkb:Tobias_Smollett
gptkbp:character_development Roderick's growth
gptkbp:conflict personal identity
social struggles
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced Scottish literature
gptkbp:cultural_references inspired artworks
inspired songs
referenced in other literary works
inspired performances
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Roderick_Random
gptkbp:genre picaresque novel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Roderick Random
gptkbp:influence inspired later novels
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Don_Quixote
gptkbp:inspired modern picaresque novels
gptkbp:isbn 978-1-84749-123-4
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_significance exploration of social issues
influence on later authors
early example of the picaresque genre
characterization of the rogue
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Roderick_Random
gptkbp:motif gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:adventure
gptkb:friendship
travel
gptkbp:narrative_style realism
first-person
satirical elements
gptkbp:notable_characters gptkb:Captain_Mungo
gptkb:Miss_Moffat
Dr. Hawk
Mr. Random
gptkbp:page_count approximately 300 pages
gptkbp:publications first published in London
gptkbp:published 1748
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:A._Dodd
gptkbp:setting 18th century Scotland
gptkbp:style satirical humor
comic elements
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:wealth
the sea
the journey
the city
gptkbp:themes gptkb:social_class
gptkb:adventure
gptkb:identity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tobias_Smollett
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5