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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sam_Shepard
gptkb:Steppenwolf_Theatre_Company
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:audience
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intense
thought-provoking
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Obie_Award_for_Best_New_American_Play
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gptkbp:character_development
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complex characters
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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estranged family
brother rivalry
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced contemporary drama
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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family dynamics
American mythology
Hollywood tropes
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Gary_Sinise
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:San_Francisco
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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True West
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Beat_Generation_literature
Western genre
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:American_theater
postmodern literature
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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struggle for power
search for belonging
desire for recognition
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Austin
gptkb:Lee
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gptkbp:music_style
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American realism
avant-garde theater
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:John_C._Reilly
gptkb:Philip_Seymour_Hoffman
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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Tony Award nominations
critically acclaimed revivals
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:1984_Broadway_revival
minimalist set design
dynamic lighting
use of props
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" You’re a real piece of work, you know that?"
" You know what I think? I think you’re a phony."
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:performance
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approximately 2 hours
absurdist elements
naturalistic
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:1980
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Dramatists_Play_Service
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:The_Late_Henry_Moss
gptkb:Buried_Child
gptkb:Fool_for_Love
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:Author
home
desert landscape
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
family conflict
the American Dream
the duality of human nature
the search for identity
conflict between civilization and wilderness
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Sam_Shepard
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