The Mark of the Beast
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"The Mark of the Beast" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling that blends horror and colonial-era adventure, following a British man in India who suffers a terrifying curse after desecrating a local shrine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era adventure story
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horror story ⓘ short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
clash between Western rationalism and indigenous beliefs
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colonial arrogance and disrespect for local religion ⓘ consequences of sacrilege ⓘ supernatural curse ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
bestial transformation
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possession or loss of self ⓘ religious desecration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
tension between British officials and local religious practitioners
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violence used to counter the curse ⓘ |
| exploresIssue |
limits of Western medicine and reason
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moral responsibility of colonizers ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Fleete
NERFINISHED
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Strickland NERFINISHED ⓘ a native priest ⓘ the narrator ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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colonial fiction ⓘ horror ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | adapted in various radio and audio drama formats ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | British Raj in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later colonial horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasReception | regarded as one of Kipling's notable horror stories ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | the beastly mark on Fleete's body ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A British man in India desecrates a local shrine and is afflicted by a terrifying curse that transforms his behavior and body. ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Plain Tales from the Hills
NERFINISHED
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The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | British colonial era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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macabre ⓘ |
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