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
emotionalArc	106
dramaticArc	79
associatedWithCharacterArc	28
undergoesCharacterDevelopment	26
followsCharacterArc	15
hasCharacterDevelopment	15
characterDevelopmentFocus	13
hasEmotionalArc	11
personalityArc	11
hasPersonalityArc	8
notableCharacterDevelopment	8
followsCharacterArcOf	6
characterDevelopmentArc	4
personalityChange	4
protagonistDevelopment	4
undergoesCharacterDevelopmentIn	4
characterArcSummary	2
characterDevelopmentTrait	2
filmCharacterArc	2
leadCharacterArc	2
characterArcInCreedII	1
characterArcOfGora	1
characterEvolution	1
characterProgression	1
describesCharacterArc	1
featuresCharacterDevelopment	1
followsCharacterJourney	1
hasCharacterArcDescribedAs	1
hasCharacterArcOf	1
mainCharacterArc	1
primaryProtagonistJourney	1
protagonistArc	1

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
Carol Peletier	evolves from timid, abused housewife to hardened survivor and leader ⓘ
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia	rise from poverty to wealth via predicate surface "protagonistArc" ⓘ
Beatrice Carbone	struggles to preserve her marriage while confronting Eddie’s destructive behavior via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Mavis	learns lessons after her ambition leads her into trouble ⓘ
Charlie Allnut	from self-interested loner to committed partner in a dangerous mission ⓘ
Hakeem Lyon	matures over the course of the series ⓘ
Lavinia Chamberlayne	confronts truth about her marriage via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Lavinia Chamberlayne	moves from social façade to self-awareness via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Elam Ferguson	transition from enslaved man to respected leader ⓘ
Jules Winnfield	moral transformation ⓘ
Harold Shand in The Long Good Friday surface form: Harold Shand	from confident kingpin to desperate and cornered man ⓘ
Old Wounds	Ed Mercer via predicate surface "followsCharacterArcOf" ⓘ
Else Garnett	endures Alf Garnett’s bigotry and temper ⓘ
Walter White (fictional character) surface form: Walter White	transforms from mild-mannered teacher to ruthless criminal ⓘ
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men surface form: Sheriff Ed Tom Bell	grows increasingly disillusioned ⓘ
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men surface form: Sheriff Ed Tom Bell	retires from law enforcement ⓘ
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men surface form: Sheriff Ed Tom Bell	questions his own courage ⓘ
Merle Dixon	from antagonist to self-sacrificing anti-hero ⓘ
Lamont Sanford – Demond Wilson surface form: Lamont Sanford	often attempts to leave the junk business ⓘ
Lamont Sanford – Demond Wilson surface form: Lamont Sanford	frequently clashes with his father Fred G. Sanford ⓘ
Veronika	from desire to die to desire to live ⓘ
Mari	learns to confront her fears ⓘ
Mari	seeks a more authentic life ⓘ
Apur Sansar	Apu via predicate surface "followsCharacterArcOf" ⓘ surface form: Apu Roy
Lieutenant Dan Taylor	anger to acceptance ⓘ
Lieutenant Dan Taylor – Gary Sinise surface form: Lieutenant Dan Taylor	from bitterness and despair to acceptance and purpose ⓘ
Joan Wilder	transitions from sheltered writer to active adventurer ⓘ
Chuck Noland	transformation from time-obsessed executive to reflective survivor ⓘ
airline pilot Whip Whitaker surface form: Whip Whitaker	moves from denial to acceptance of responsibility ⓘ
airline pilot Whip Whitaker surface form: Whip Whitaker	begins recovery from addiction in prison ⓘ
Ernest Menville	redemption via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Shoshanna Shapiro	becomes more confident and independent over the course of the series ⓘ
Shoshanna Shapiro	moves toward a more career-focused and pragmatic outlook via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Jack Colton	smuggler-turned-hero ⓘ
Jack Colton	becomes more altruistic via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Whip Whitaker	admits his substance abuse and accepts responsibility for his actions ⓘ
Melissa McBride	one of the most acclaimed on The Walking Dead via predicate surface "hasCharacterArcDescribedAs" ⓘ
Elle surface form: Elle (La voix humaine)	from fragile composure to emotional breakdown via predicate surface "dramaticArc" ⓘ
Thomas "Babe" Levy	ordinary student drawn into violent espionage conspiracy ⓘ
Thomas "Babe" Levy	transitions from naive academic to survivor of violent conspiracy via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Cunégonde	from noble lady to disillusioned partner ⓘ
Carl	coming of age ⓘ
Emily Monroe Norton Kane	from supportive wife to estranged spouse ⓘ
Penny	evolves from neighbor to close friend and love interest ⓘ
novel "Hangsaman" surface form: Hangsaman	descent into possible madness via predicate surface "followsCharacterArc" ⓘ
Bubbles	Struggles to overcome drug addiction ⓘ
Bubbles	Seeks personal redemption ⓘ
Max Da Costa	from self-interested ex-criminal to self-sacrificing hero ⓘ
Frey	central to Elysium ⓘ
Winston Smith	from quiet dissent to forced submission ⓘ