The Four Fists

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"The Four Fists" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a young man's moral and personal development through a series of literal and figurative punches he receives in life.

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instanceOf short story
author F. Scott Fitzgerald
centralMotif four punches
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts personal accountability
social expectations
firstPublicationMedium magazine
genre fiction
short fiction
hasAuthorNationality American
hasMoralFocus ethical responsibility
learning from mistakes
includedIn collections of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories
language English
literaryMovement Roaring Twenties
surface form: Jazz Age
mainCharacter Samuel Meredith
narrativePerspective third-person narration
partOf F. Scott Fitzgerald bibliography
plotDevice literal and figurative punches
series of physical blows
protagonist Samuel Meredith
setting early 20th-century United States
subjectOf literary criticism
theme character formation
coming of age
consequences of actions
moral development
personal growth
social class

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