The Red Pony
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The Red Pony is a novella by John Steinbeck that follows a young boy’s coming-of-age on a California ranch, exploring themes of responsibility, loss, and the harsh realities of life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Red Pony (1949 film) | 2 |
| The Red Pony canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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novella ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Red Pony (1949 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Red Pony (1973 TV film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red Pony (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Billy Buck
NERFINISHED
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Carl Tiflin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gitano NERFINISHED ⓘ Jody Tiflin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Tiflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalUse | commonly taught in American schools ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | short stories ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
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coming-of-age fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Wesley Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780140187391 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Gift
NERFINISHED
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The Great Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ The Leader of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ The Promise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | John Steinbeck short fiction collections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedAs | a unified novella ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination | New York Times Outstanding Book (informal recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jody Tiflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of maturation through loss
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portrayal of childhood on a ranch ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 100 pages ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| publisher | Covici-Friede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
California
NERFINISHED
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a ranch ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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young adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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death ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ harsh realities of life ⓘ human–animal relationships ⓘ loss ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Steinbeck
this entity surface form:
The Red Pony (1949 film)
this entity surface form:
The Red Pony (1949 film)