The Heathen Chinee
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"The Heathen Chinee" is a satirical 1870 poem by Bret Harte that critiques anti-Chinese racism in the American West through the story of a Chinese card player accused of cheating.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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satirical poem ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Heathen Chinee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Bret Harte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anti-Chinese racism
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cheating and deception ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ |
| characterizationOfAhSin | apparently naive but actually clever card player ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
anti-Chinese racism
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white American hypocrisy ⓘ |
| depicts | a card game involving marked cards and cheating ⓘ |
| firstLine | Which I wish to remark ⓘ |
| form | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative poem
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satire ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Chinese immigrants in the United States
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frontier life ⓘ gambling ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
anti-Chinese sentiment in 19th-century American West
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post–Gold Rush California ⓘ |
| influenced | popular stereotypes of Chinese immigrants in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReception | sometimes misread as endorsing stereotypes it satirizes ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ah Sin
NERFINISHED
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Bill Nye NERFINISHED ⓘ Truthful James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a Chinese card player accused of cheating ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early literary treatment of anti-Chinese racism
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use of dialect and colloquial speech ⓘ |
| originallyIntendedAs | critique of racial prejudice ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Overland Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Plain Language from Truthful James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person narration by Truthful James ⓘ |
| portrays | white characters as also cheating ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1870s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
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