The Violent Bear It Away
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The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Violent Bear It Away canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Violent Bear It Away Context triple: [Flannery O'Connor, notableWork, The Violent Bear It Away]
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A.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1940 novel by Carson McCullers that portrays the emotional isolation and inner lives of misfit characters in a small Depression-era Southern town.
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B.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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C.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood is a darkly comic Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O’Connor that follows a disillusioned war veteran who founds a bizarre anti-religious ministry in a decaying Southern town.
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D.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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E.
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel is Thomas Wolfe’s acclaimed 1929 coming-of-age novel that follows the turbulent youth of Eugene Gant in a fictionalized North Carolina town.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Violent Bear It Away Target entity description: The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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A.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1940 novel by Carson McCullers that portrays the emotional isolation and inner lives of misfit characters in a small Depression-era Southern town.
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B.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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C.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood is a darkly comic Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O’Connor that follows a disillusioned war veteran who founds a bizarre anti-religious ministry in a decaying Southern town.
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D.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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E.
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel is Thomas Wolfe’s acclaimed 1929 coming-of-age novel that follows the turbulent youth of Eugene Gant in a fictionalized North Carolina town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern Gothic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Flannery O'Connor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| followsWork | Wise Blood ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian fiction
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Southern Gothic ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bishop Rayber
ⓘ
Mason Tarwater ⓘ Rayber ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | acclaimed by literary critics ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780374530631 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Francis Marion Tarwater ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 250 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christian theology
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ modern secularism ⓘ prophetic vocation ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| isAmong | major works of Flannery O'Connor ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn |
American literature courses
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theology and literature courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
allegorical
ⓘ
symbolic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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surface form:
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
|
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| setInRegion | rural American South ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between belief and rationalism
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destiny ⓘ faith ⓘ free will ⓘ grace ⓘ prophecy ⓘ religious calling ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo |
Gospel of Matthew
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surface form:
Gospel of Matthew 11:12
|
| titleOrigin | biblical allusion ⓘ |
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Subject: The Violent Bear It Away Description of subject: The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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