Act I
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Act I is the opening section of John Bunyan’s Christian allegory "The Pilgrim’s Progress," introducing the protagonist Christian and the beginning of his spiritual journey.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work section
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narrative act ⓘ |
| author | John Bunyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between worldly attachments and spiritual calling
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conversion ⓘ pilgrimage toward salvation ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Christian and Pliable fall into the Slough of Despond
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Christian continues alone toward the Wicket Gate ⓘ Christian flees from the City of Destruction ⓘ Christian meets Evangelist ⓘ Christian reads the book and becomes distressed ⓘ Pliable abandons Christian ⓘ |
| containsSymbol |
City of Destruction as sinful world
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Slough of Despond as spiritual discouragement ⓘ burden on Christian’s back ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose |
to instruct readers in the path of salvation
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to warn against spiritual complacency ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian allegory
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prose narrative ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Christian’s children
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Christian’s wife ⓘ Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ Obstinate NERFINISHED ⓘ Pliable ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForProtagonist |
desire for eternal life
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fear of impending judgment ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | allegorical narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
establishes allegorical framework of the story
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initiates the pilgrimage to the Celestial City ⓘ introduces Christian’s spiritual crisis ⓘ presents the call to leave the City of Destruction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1678 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Pilgrim’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
City of Destruction
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Slough of Despond NERFINISHED ⓘ on the way to the Wicket Gate ⓘ |
| workTitle | Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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