"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
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"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman is a classic dystopian science fiction short story that satirizes rigidly scheduled societies through the conflict between a whimsical rebel and an authoritarian timekeeper.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| alternateName | Repent, Harlequin, Said the Ticktockman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistRole | authoritarian timekeeper ⓘ |
| author | Harlan Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction
NERFINISHED
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Nebula Award for Best Short Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear |
1965 Nebula Award for Best Short Story
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1966 Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction ⓘ |
| centralConflict | rebel versus authoritarian timekeeper ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Paingod and Other Delusions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAllusionTo | Henry David Thoreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Everett C. Marm
NERFINISHED
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Master Timekeeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Pretty Alice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later dystopian science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMoralOrMessage | resistance to oppressive systems ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunctuation | includes quotation marks and exclamation point ⓘ |
| includedIn | numerous science fiction anthologies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyTaughtIn | university literature courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | the Ticktockman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | the Harlequin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of punctuality as social control
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innovative narrative structure ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 1960s American science fiction ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | whimsical rebel ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine short story ⓘ |
| satirizes |
bureaucratic control of time
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rigidly scheduled societies ⓘ |
| setting | future dystopian society ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarianism
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civil disobedience ⓘ conformity versus individuality ⓘ rigid scheduling and time control ⓘ |
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