Flowering Judas
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"Flowering Judas" is a short story by American writer Katherine Anne Porter that explores themes of betrayal, political idealism, and spiritual emptiness in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flowering Judas canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Katherine Anne Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralSymbol |
Judas tree
NERFINISHED
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communion wafer-like flowers ⓘ |
| character |
Braggioni
NERFINISHED
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Eugenio NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
conflict between ideals and actions
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guilt and complicity ⓘ moral ambiguity in revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | magazine publication ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
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political fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Catholicism
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Mexican Revolution aftermath ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ radical politics ⓘ |
| includedIn | Flowering Judas and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of Katherine Anne Porter’s best-known stories ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
imagery
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irony ⓘ psychological realism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex female protagonist
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portrayal of post-revolutionary Mexican politics ⓘ religious and political symbolism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Flowering Judas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-revolutionary Mexico ⓘ |
| symbolism | betrayal and corrupted faith ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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betrayal ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ political idealism ⓘ religion and faith ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ spiritual emptiness ⓘ |
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