Gold-colored scarab beetle (the gold-bug)
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The gold-colored scarab beetle, or "gold-bug," is the mysterious insect in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story that triggers William Legrand’s cryptographic treasure-hunt adventure.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gold-colored scarab beetle | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional insect
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ symbolic object ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Gold-Bug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInPublication | The Dollar Newspaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Jupiter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| causes |
Legrand’s obsession with the insect
ⓘ
decoding of a pirate cipher ⓘ |
| color | gold ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | scarab beetle ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | exists only within the narrative of The Gold-Bug ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| foundBy | William Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ puzzle story ⓘ |
| hasAlias | gold-bug ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | popularized interest in ciphers in literature ⓘ |
| hasTitleInWork | the gold-bug ⓘ |
| hasWorkAuthor | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | development of cryptogram fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| linkedToTheme |
cryptography
ⓘ
rational analysis ⓘ treasure hunting ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
initiates cryptographic investigation
ⓘ
leads to discovery of buried treasure ⓘ |
| partOf | Edgar Allan Poe’s tales of ratiocination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | pirate treasure of Captain Kidd ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
plot catalyst
ⓘ
treasure-hunt trigger ⓘ |
| settingContext | Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hidden knowledge
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| usedFor | demonstration of analytical reasoning ⓘ |
| workFirstPublishedIn | The Dollar Newspaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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