The Good Apprentice
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The Good Apprentice is a philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores themes of morality, guilt, and spiritual transformation through the intertwined lives of two young men.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Good Apprentice canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Benedict
NERFINISHED
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Mabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Plowmain NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas McCaskerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between desire and duty
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consequences of actions ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
psychological depth
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realist ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
apprenticeship
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spiritual quest ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalConcern |
nature of goodness
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possibility of moral change ⓘ responsibility for others ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalInfluence |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Edward Baltram
NERFINISHED
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Stuart Cuno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family relationships
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guilt ⓘ morality ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| workOf | Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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