characterArc

P20798
predicate

Indicates the developmental journey or transformation a character undergoes over the course of a narrative.

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All labels observed (35)

Label Occurrences
characterArc canonical 1,614
characterDevelopment 246
hasCharacterArc 159

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: characterArc
Generated description
Indicates the developmental journey or transformation a character undergoes over the course of a narrative.

Sample triples (2,381)

Subject Object
Annie Banks transition from daughter living at home to married adult ⓘ
Roger Cobb from skepticism to acceptance of supernatural events ⓘ
Frederic Henry from naive participant to disillusioned deserter ⓘ
Jack Skellington – Chris Sarandon (speaking) from boredom with Halloween to appreciation of his role as Pumpkin King ⓘ
Arthur Donnithorne from careless youth to contrite adult via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Jimmy Dugan redemption ⓘ
Adso of Melk spiritual and intellectual maturation ⓘ
Mickey Smith evolves from insecure boyfriend to brave, tech‑savvy freedom fighter ⓘ
Eugène de Rastignac rise from poor student to influential statesman ⓘ
Will Ladislaw from restless artist to committed reformer via predicate surface "undergoesCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Moira Davidson carefree socialite to courageous woman facing apocalypse ⓘ
Moira Davidson moves from escapism to responsibility and acceptance via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Dewey Finn – Jack Black
surface form: Dewey Finn
learns responsibility through teaching ⓘ
Edna Garrett transitions from housemother to dietitian at Eastland School via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Emma Woodhouse yes via predicate surface "undergoesCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Apprentice Part 2 Robin struggles between obedience to Slade and loyalty to his friends ⓘ
Polly Parrish from single salesgirl to perceived mother via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Dusty Mayron evolves from absentee tough dad to more involved parent ⓘ
Chas Tenenbaum learns to relax his obsession with safety ⓘ
Chas Tenenbaum reconciles with his father Royal Tenenbaum ⓘ
Lucien de Rubempré rise in Parisian society ⓘ
Lucien de Rubempré fall from social grace ⓘ
Lucien de Rubempré suicide ⓘ
Don Birnam from denial of alcoholism toward acknowledgment of the need for help ⓘ
Cary Scott from social conformity to personal fulfillment ⓘ
Jack Pearson struggles with and overcomes alcoholism ⓘ
Jack Pearson dies relatively young, shaping his family’s lives ⓘ
Daphne Blake evolves from damsel in distress to skilled fighter and investigator ⓘ
Peter Graham from ordinary teenager to possessed king of Paimon ⓘ
Cornelia Srebnick reassessment of life choices ⓘ
Cornelia Srebnick reconnection with peers of her own generation ⓘ
Kate Pearson learning self-acceptance ⓘ
Kate Pearson developing independence from family expectations ⓘ
Colin Smith in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
surface form: Colin Smith
from petty criminal to self-aware rebel ⓘ
Pasha Antipov in Doctor Zhivago
surface form: Pasha Antipov
transforms from passionate idealist to hardened revolutionary ⓘ
Geoff Mercer in 45 Years
surface form: Geoff Mercer
from apparent stability to crisis of identity and loyalty via predicate surface "emotionalArc" ⓘ
Lucy Honeychurch from conventional to self-assertive via predicate surface "undergoesCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Carol in Where the Wild Things Are
surface form: Carol (Where the Wild Things Are character)
from excitement to betrayal to reconciliation via predicate surface "emotionalArc" ⓘ
Lester Burnham from passive conformity to rebellious self-assertion ⓘ
Colonel Frank Fitts from rigid control to violent breakdown ⓘ
Anne Ashmond professional success via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Anne Ashmond romantic fulfillment via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Harold Chasen transformation from death-obsessed to life-affirming outlook ⓘ
Brigid Blake confronts fears about adulthood via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Brigid Blake negotiates dependence on parents via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Earl Williams escape from custody via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Earl Williams hidden in the pressroom desk in some adaptations via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Lady Edith Crawley from overlooked middle daughter to confident marchioness and editor ⓘ
Ben Luckett regains vitality after exposure to alien-infused waters ⓘ
Bud Fox rise and fall on Wall Street ⓘ