Absolution
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"Absolution" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of guilt, identity, and spiritual crisis in the life of a young boy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Absolution canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
Catholicism
ⓘ
childhood trauma ⓘ conflict between imagination and reality ⓘ fear of damnation ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ parental expectations ⓘ religious anxiety ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The American Mercury ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Father Schwartz
ⓘ
Rudolph Miller's father ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
consequences of rigid religious upbringing
ⓘ
psychological burden of sin ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
clash between inner life and external authority
ⓘ
formation of self-identity ⓘ religious confession ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | All the Sad Young Men ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rudolph Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
identity ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Catholic confession and absolution
ⓘ
psychological depth of a child protagonist ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | Fitzgerald's middle period ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | young boy ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstPublication |
The American Mercury
ⓘ
surface form:
The American Mercury magazine
|
| relatedWork | The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| relationType | early version of elements later used in The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| setting | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | single, continuous narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.