The Street
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The Street is a 1946 novel by Ann Petry that powerfully portrays the struggles of a Black woman facing racism, sexism, and poverty in Harlem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Street canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ann Petry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
economic exploitation
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ poverty ⓘ racism ⓘ sexism ⓘ single motherhood ⓘ structural oppression ⓘ the American Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts | life of a Black woman in Harlem ⓘ |
| explores | intersection of race, gender, and class oppression ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOn | struggles of Lutie Johnson to achieve a better life ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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feminist literature ⓘ realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Boots Smith
NERFINISHED
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Bub Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Lil NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Hedges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic violence
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housing discrimination ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ sexism in the United States ⓘ sexual harassment ⓘ urban environment as antagonist ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African-American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work in African-American women’s fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lutie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first bestselling novels by an African-American woman ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistEthnicity | Black ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | a Harlem street that shapes the characters’ lives ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.