Free Fall
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"Free Fall" is a 1959 novel by William Golding that explores themes of free will, guilt, and the nature of human choice through the introspective narrative of an artist reflecting on his life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
free will
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guilt ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ nature of human choice ⓘ religion and faith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
determinism
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ original sin ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorSameAs | Lord of the Flies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasIntendedMarket | literary fiction market ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion | responsibility for one’s choices ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice |
extended flashback
ⓘ
stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 250 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelationTo | Christian theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
introspective
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philosophical ⓘ serious ⓘ |
| isPartOfAuthorOeuvrePhase | mid-career works of William Golding ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sammy Mountjoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | artist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext |
World War II
NERFINISHED
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pre-World War II England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| structure |
nonlinear chronology
ⓘ
retrospective narrative ⓘ |
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