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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Binewski_family
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut's_Universe
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Eliot_Rosewater
gptkb:Dwayne_Hoover
gptkb:The_Tralfamadorians
The narrator
The Timequake itself
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gptkbp:character_development
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Kilgore Trout's journey
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gptkbp:conflict
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humanity vs. fate
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced discussions on determinism
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Timequake
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Slaughterhouse-Five
gptkb:The_Sirens_of_Titan
gptkb:Cat's_Cradle
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gptkbp:influences
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postmodern literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Vonnegut's own experiences
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gptkbp:isbn
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0-399-14499-4
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:mythological_figure
irony
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Kilgore_Trout
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gptkbp:motif
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repetition
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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non-linear storytelling
metafiction
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ We are all just a bunch of machines.”
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gptkbp:page_count
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256
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gptkbp:philosophy
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What is consciousness?
What is the nature of time?
What is the meaning of life?
What is reality?
What is free will?
Are we just machines?
Can we change our fate?
How do we perceive time?
Is history predetermined?
What is the role of the observer?
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gptkbp:plot
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time travel and its implications
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1997
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:G._P._Putnam's_Sons
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:physicist
future and past
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gptkbp:style
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dark humor
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gptkbp:symbolism
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time as a construct
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gptkbp:theme
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free will
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