The Taxman
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The Taxman is a satirical Yiddish story by Mendele Mocher Sforim that critiques social and economic injustices in Jewish shtetl life.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Yiddish literary work
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short story → |
| aimsTo |
criticize social hierarchy
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expose corruption → |
| author |
Mendele Mocher Sforim
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| countryOfOrigin |
Russian Empire
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| critiques |
abuses of local authority
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economic exploitation → social conditions in Eastern European Jewish communities → |
| culturalContext |
Eastern European Jewish life in the 19th century
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| depicts |
Jewish shtetl life
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| genre |
satire
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| hasCharacterType |
poor townspeople
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tax collector → |
| hasSubject |
bureaucracy
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communal leadership → poverty → taxation → |
| influencedBy |
Jewish Enlightenment ideals
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| language |
Yiddish
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| literaryForm |
prose
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| literaryMovement |
Haskalah literature
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| mainTheme |
economic injustice
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social injustice → |
| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| partOf |
Yiddish canon of Mendele Mocher Sforim
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| portrays |
tension between common people and authorities
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| setting |
Jewish shtetl
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| uses |
caricature
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humor → irony → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mendele Mocher Sforim
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notableWork |