The Last Night of the World
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"The Last Night of the World" is a Ray Bradbury short story that quietly explores how an ordinary couple spends their final evening together after learning the world will end.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Night of the World canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
how ordinary people respond to certain doom
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shared human fate ⓘ value of everyday moments ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | married couple ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Esquire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasDialogue | conversation between husband and wife ⓘ |
| hasEnding | the couple goes to sleep together as the world is expected to end ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
dreams foretelling the end
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routine domestic activities ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Illustrated Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | mid-20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ordinary married couple quietly spends their final evening together after learning the world will end that night. ⓘ |
| setting |
mid-20th century
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suburban home ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of death
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calm in the face of catastrophe ⓘ end of the world ⓘ marriage ⓘ ordinary life ⓘ |
| tone |
calm
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quiet ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
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