causeInStory
P122823
predicate
Indicates that one event, action, or state functions as the cause of another within the narrative structure of a story.
Observed surface forms (11)
- causesPlotEvent ×3
- reasonForFailureInFiction ×3
- causeOfSleep ×2
- revealsCauseOfEvents ×2
- causeInFiction ×1
- causeOfPlotDevelopment ×1
- causeOfTragedyInPlot ×1
- causeOfTragicOutcome ×1
- disruptionCauseInPlot ×1
- hasCauseInStory ×1
- metaNarrativeCause ×1
Sample triples (21)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Age of Apocalypse | Legion killing Charles Xavier in the past via predicate surface "causeInFiction" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Cloverfield Station (space station in Earth orbit)
surface form:
Cloverfield Station
|
cross-dimensional incursions ⓘ |
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Cloverfield Station (space station in Earth orbit)
surface form:
Cloverfield Station
|
global-scale disturbances on Earth ⓘ |
| Endymion | punishment or reward from Zeus (in some versions) via predicate surface "causeOfSleep" ⓘ |
| Endymion | request for eternal youth (in some versions) via predicate surface "causeOfSleep" ⓘ |
| Himmel Street bombing | Allied bombing raid ⓘ |
| Krakozhia | Viktor Navorski becomes stranded at JFK Airport via predicate surface "causesPlotEvent" ⓘ |
| Meșterul Manole | vow to sacrifice the first loved one who comes to the construction site via predicate surface "causeOfTragicOutcome" ⓘ |
| Revelation by Artemis | Aphrodite’s vengeance via predicate surface "revealsCauseOfEvents" ⓘ |
| Revelation by Artemis | Phaedra’s love induced by Aphrodite via predicate surface "revealsCauseOfEvents" ⓘ |
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seeks help for Melinda Moores’s brain tumor
surface form:
Seeks help for Melinda Moores’s brain tumor
|
Melinda Moores’s inoperable brain tumor via predicate surface "hasCauseInStory" ⓘ |
| Sherlock Holmes at Reichenbach Falls (apparent death) | Arthur Conan Doyle’s desire to end the series via predicate surface "metaNarrativeCause" ⓘ |
| Stephen Fleming | obsessive affair with his son’s fiancée via predicate surface "causeOfTragedyInPlot" ⓘ |
| The Key to All Mythologies | Casaubon's declining health via predicate surface "reasonForFailureInFiction" ⓘ |
| The Key to All Mythologies | Casaubon's lack of engagement with contemporary German scholarship via predicate surface "reasonForFailureInFiction" ⓘ |
| The Key to All Mythologies | overly ambitious scope via predicate surface "reasonForFailureInFiction" ⓘ |
| Tsimtsum | Pi’s isolation at sea via predicate surface "causeOfPlotDevelopment" ⓘ |
| Uncle Billy Bailey | George Bailey facing scandal and possible arrest via predicate surface "causesPlotEvent" ⓘ |
| Uncle Billy Bailey | financial crisis for Bailey Brothers Building and Loan via predicate surface "causesPlotEvent" ⓘ |
| Victory Project | Alice's growing suspicion via predicate surface "disruptionCauseInPlot" ⓘ |
| shipwreck of the Tsimtsum | unknown ⓘ |