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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Greatest Gift canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
It's a Wonderful Life