The Tycoon of a Railroad by Jack London
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"The Tycoon of a Railroad" is a short story by Jack London that explores themes of power, class struggle, and the harsh realities of early 20th-century American capitalism through the figure of a ruthless railroad magnate.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Tycoon of a Railroad by Jack London canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
conflict between profit and human welfare
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moral consequences of wealth ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
industrial capitalist
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railroad magnate ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | railroad tycoon ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | ruthless businessman ⓘ |
| hasTheme | social criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American naturalism
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progressive era literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American capitalism
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class struggle ⓘ labor versus capital ⓘ power ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| portrays |
concentration of economic power
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exploitation of workers ⓘ harsh realities of capitalism ⓘ |
| settingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workOf | Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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