"The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps"
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"The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps" is a short story by Stephen Crane set in the fictional town of Whilomville, depicting children's imaginative play and moral dilemmas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
a symbolic execution and burial
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children staging a mock trial ⓘ |
| explores |
children's understanding of justice
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consequences of play turning serious ⓘ peer pressure among children ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | children ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
children-centered fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasFictionalEvent |
burial of Homer Phelps
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execution of Homer Phelps ⓘ trial of Homer Phelps ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | Whilomville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Homer Phelps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedPublicationMedium | magazine or periodical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| literarySetting | Whilomville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Homer Phelps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
children's imaginative play
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moral dilemmas ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Whilomville stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | fictional town ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood imagination
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group dynamics among children ⓘ innocence and guilt ⓘ justice and punishment ⓘ morality ⓘ play-acting and reality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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