The Pledge
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The Pledge is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of political persecution and ideological conflict in mid-20th-century America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pledge canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
House Un-American Activities Committee
NERFINISHED
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Red Scare in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
book
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print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
betrayal
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loyalty ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
Cold War anti-communism
NERFINISHED
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McCarthyism in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American communism
ⓘ
civil liberties in the United States ⓘ loyalty oaths ⓘ political trials ⓘ |
| isAbout |
ideological conformity in American society
ⓘ
impact of political investigations on individuals ⓘ political repression in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historical novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
McCarthyism
NERFINISHED
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anti-communism in the United States ⓘ ideological conflict ⓘ political persecution ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of McCarthy-era repression
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portrayal of ideological conformity pressures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | Blue Heron Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | Cold War era ⓘ |
| workOf | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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