Slave Day
E1031666
"Slave Day" is a satirical young adult novel by Rob Thomas that explores race, power, and social hierarchy through a high school fundraiser where students symbolically become "slaves" to other students and teachers for a day.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slave Day canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ young adult novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
microaggressions in school environments
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stereotypes about race and class ⓘ use of the word slave in school activities ⓘ |
| author | Rob Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalSubject |
critical thinking about language and symbolism
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social justice ⓘ |
| explores |
ethical implications of fundraising practices
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power imbalances among students and teachers ⓘ racial tensions in a high school ⓘ the impact of institutionalized racism ⓘ |
| genre |
realistic fiction
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satire ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
high school students
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school administrators ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| hasFictionalEvent |
school-wide slave auction fundraiser
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students bidding on other students ⓘ students serving as symbolic slaves to buyers ⓘ |
| hasForm | print book ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
role reversal
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school fundraiser ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | United States young adult market ⓘ |
| intendedUse | classroom discussion about race and power ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
multi-voiced
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satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
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peer pressure ⓘ power ⓘ privilege ⓘ race ⓘ racism ⓘ school politics ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple first-person narrators ⓘ |
| plotDevice | students symbolically become slaves for a day ⓘ |
| setting |
Texas
NERFINISHED
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high school ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
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young adults ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfFictionalEvents | one day ⓘ |
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