Jabez Stone
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Jabez Stone is the New Hampshire farmer in Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster" who famously sells his soul to the Devil and later fights to win it back.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
All That Money Can Buy
NERFINISHED
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The Devil and Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daniel Webster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Scratch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Devil and Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
legal trial
ⓘ
supernatural conflict ⓘ |
| contractDuration | seven years ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Stephen Vincent Benét NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Devil and Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationIn | The Saturday Evening Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
fantasy literature
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short story ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptation All That Money Can Buy
ⓘ
stage adaptations of The Devil and Daniel Webster ⓘ |
| helpedBy | Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalConflictWith | the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Faustian bargain ⓘ |
| makesDealWith | the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
American ideals of justice
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redemption ⓘ the value of the human soul ⓘ |
| motiveForDeal |
escape bad luck
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seek prosperity ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Mr. Scratch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | The Saturday Evening Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolution | wins back his soul ⓘ |
| sells | soul ⓘ |
| settingRegion | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortStoryAuthor | Stephen Vincent Benét NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storySetting | 19th-century New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ordinary people tempted by evil
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the common American farmer ⓘ |
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