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.

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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

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