Hocus Pocus
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Hocus Pocus is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut that critiques war, the prison-industrial complex, and American society through the darkly comic reflections of a Vietnam veteran turned college professor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hocus Pocus canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
American education system
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American society ⓘ class inequality ⓘ militarism ⓘ prison-industrial complex ⓘ privatization of prisons ⓘ racism ⓘ war ⓘ |
| features |
Vietnam War flashbacks
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commentary on mass incarceration ⓘ satire of American elites ⓘ |
| follows | Bluebeard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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postmodern literature ⓘ satire ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
coincidence and statistics
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lists and numerical tallies ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of war
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bureaucracy and dehumanization ⓘ fate and determinism ⓘ media and propaganda ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dark humor
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fragmented narrative ⓘ metafictional elements ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Eugene Debs Hartke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| partOf | Kurt Vonnegut bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Timequake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
Vietnam War veteran
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college professor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Tarkington College
NERFINISHED
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fictional town of Scipio, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ privately run prison ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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