Harry
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Harry is the enslaved protagonist in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp," whose experiences highlight the brutality and moral injustice of slavery.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character → |
| appearsIn |
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp"
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| associatedWith |
Great Dismal Swamp (fictional setting context)
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| centralThemeConnection |
brutality of slavery
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moral injustice of slavery → |
| characterInWorkBy |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
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| createdBy |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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| fictionalUniverse |
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" universe
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| genreOfWorkHeAppearsIn |
anti-slavery novel
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social protest literature → |
| languageOfWorkHeAppearsIn |
English
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| medium |
novel
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| moralRole |
embodiment of the enslaved person’s suffering and humanity
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| nameInOriginalLanguage |
Harry
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| narrativeFunction |
protagonist
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witness to slavery’s brutality → |
| occupation |
enslaved person
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| protagonistOf |
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp"
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| represents |
enslaved African Americans in the antebellum South
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| roleInPlot |
drives the main narrative arc exposing slavery’s abuses
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| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting |
antebellum era
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| usedByAuthorTo |
criticize slavery
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illustrate moral contradictions of slaveholding society → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Harold
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hasShortForm |
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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
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mainCharacter |