The Thin Red Line (novel)
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The Thin Red Line (novel) is James Jones’s 1962 World War II novel that portrays the psychological and moral struggles of American soldiers fighting in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Thin Red Line (1964 film)
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The Thin Red Line (1998 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | James Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| depicts |
combat on the island of Guadalcanal
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island-hopping campaign in the Pacific Theater ⓘ |
| explores |
alienation in wartime
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authority and rebellion in the military hierarchy ⓘ tension between individual survival and military duty ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
enlisted American soldiers
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infantry combat ⓘ |
| followsUnit | United States Army C-for-Charlie rifle company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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war fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Captain Stein
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Colonel Tall NERFINISHED ⓘ First Sergeant Edward Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Private Doll ⓘ Sergeant Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-684-83006-7 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 500–600 pages ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
camaraderie among soldiers
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combat and fear ⓘ dehumanizing effects of war ⓘ moral struggles of soldiers ⓘ psychological struggles of soldiers ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological depth of soldier characters
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realistic depiction of infantry combat ⓘ |
| partOf | James Jones’s World War II trilogy ⓘ |
| prequel | From Here to Eternity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Scribner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequel | Whistle ⓘ |
| setting |
Battle of Guadalcanal
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Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 1960s American literature ⓘ |
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