Native Son
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Native Son is a landmark 1940 novel by Richard Wright that powerfully explores race, class, and systemic oppression in the United States through the tragic story of a young Black man in Chicago.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Native Son canonical | 10 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Native Son (1951 film)
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Native Son (1986 film) ⓘ Native Son (2019 film) ⓘ stage play adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Richard Wright ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstEditionPublicationPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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surface form:
African-American literature
protest novel ⓘ social realist novel ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bessie Mears
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Boris Max ⓘ Jan Erlone ⓘ Mary Dalton ⓘ Mr. Dalton ⓘ Mrs. Dalton ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book One: Fear
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Book Three: Fate ⓘ Book Two: Flight ⓘ |
| influenced |
African-American literature
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civil rights discourse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African-American literature movement
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social realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key text in African-American literary canon
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landmark work of 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bigger Thomas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of Black life in Chicago
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portrayal of systemic racism in the United States ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
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criminal justice system ⓘ fear ⓘ poverty ⓘ psychological alienation ⓘ racism ⓘ systemic oppression ⓘ urban life ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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