The Spire
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The Spire is a novel by William Golding that explores obsession, faith, and human folly through the story of a dean determined to build an immense cathedral spire against all practical and moral constraints.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Spire canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | radio drama adaptation ⓘ |
| author | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | construction of an immense spire on inadequate foundations ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man vs nature
ⓘ
man vs self ⓘ man vs society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
moral compromise
ⓘ
psychological disintegration ⓘ tension between vision and practicality ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Father Adam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goody Pangall NERFINISHED ⓘ Pangall NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | Jocelin’s belief in divine command ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | cathedral spire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-war British literature ⓘ |
| literaryReputation | major work in Golding’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
allegorical
ⓘ
symbolic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dean Jocelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compressed time frame
ⓘ
focus on a single dominating project ⓘ intense interior monologue ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | dean of a cathedral ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | medieval cathedral ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four-part novel ⓘ |
| symbolism |
danger of unchecked ambition
ⓘ
spiritual aspiration ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between faith and reason
ⓘ
faith ⓘ hubris ⓘ human folly ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
ⓘ
intense ⓘ |
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