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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:book
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Viola_Ann_Davis
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
film adaptation possibilities
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gptkbp:antagonist
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the family business
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Don_De_Lillo
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Isaac's journey
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:launch_complex
Isaac's transformation
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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moral conflicts
obsessiveness
strained family ties
tense and confrontational
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gptkbp:conflict
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ambiguous ending
family vs. business
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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discussed in literary circles
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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1980s culture
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:White_Noise
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:has_backstory
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Isaac's upbringing
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gptkbp:has_gameplay_element
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fire as destruction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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1980s America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Substance of Fire
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:James_Joyce
inspired contemporary writers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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postmodern literature
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gptkbp:influences
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American literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life events
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gptkbp:is_critical_for
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analyzed in academia
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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subject of various critiques
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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desire for control
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gptkbp:is_symbolic_of
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fire as a catalyst
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0151620634
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gptkbp:language
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English
realistic
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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considered a significant work.
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gptkbp:main_character
|
Isaac Geldhart
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gptkbp:mood
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intense
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:Fire_Department
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
non-linear
metafiction
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gptkbp:narrative_theme
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destruction and rebirth
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:plot
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episodic
explores themes of fire and destruction
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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unexpected revelations
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1984
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Harcourt_Brace_Jovanovich
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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adult readers
cult following
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:1980s
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical
satirical
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Isaac as a firebrand
fire as a purifying force
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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identity crisis
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gptkbp:theme
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family dynamics
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:existentialism
family loyalty
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