The Greatest Gift

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The Greatest Gift is a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern that served as the literary basis for the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

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instanceOf short story
author Philip Van Doren Stern NERFINISHED
centralTheme impact of one person on others
value of an individual life
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublicationForm privately printed booklet
genre Christmas fiction
fantasy fiction
hasChristmasSetting true
hasMoral every person’s life has profound significance
hasProtagonistProfession bank clerk
hasSupernaturalCharacter mysterious stranger
hasTone sentimental
uplifting
influencedWork American Christmas film tradition
inspirationForCharacterNameChange George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life NERFINISHED
language English
literaryBasisOf It's a Wonderful Life NERFINISHED
mainCharacter George Pratt NERFINISHED
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
plotDevice alternate reality without the protagonist
supernatural intervention
setting small American town
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century

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It’s a Wonderful Life basedOn The Greatest Gift
subject surface form: It's a Wonderful Life