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
Joanna Kramer	struggles with identity beyond marriage and motherhood ⓘ
Joanna Kramer	seeks independence and self-discovery ⓘ
Joanna Kramer	later attempts to reestablish relationship with her son ⓘ
Harlan "Mountain" McClintock	adjustment to life after boxing ⓘ
Connie Corleone	transitions from victimized wife to active participant in family affairs ⓘ
Evelyn Mulwray – Faye Dunaway surface form: Evelyn Mulwray	from guarded and secretive to tragically exposed ⓘ
Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan surface form: Margaret Houlihan	gradually softens over the course of the series ⓘ
Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan surface form: Margaret Houlihan	becomes more empathetic and independent over time via predicate surface "personalityChange" ⓘ
Regan MacNeil	returns as a young adult in The Exorcist II: The Heretic ⓘ
Hareton Earnshaw	transforms from rough and ignorant to gentle and educated ⓘ
Adam Sackler	matures over course of series via predicate surface "personalityArc" ⓘ
Louisa Clark	gains independence and confidence via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta surface form: Evey Hammond	undergoes political awakening via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Evey Hammond in V for Vendetta surface form: Evey Hammond	overcomes fear of the regime via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Mr Bennet	Recognizes his failures as a father after Lydia’s elopement ⓘ
Natalie Goodman	struggles with emotional fallout of her mother’s bipolar disorder ⓘ
Natalie Goodman	feels neglected due to focus on her mother’s illness ⓘ
Natalie Goodman	develops resentment toward her family’s dysfunction ⓘ
Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show surface form: Penny (American Horror Story: Freak Show)	leaves her controlling home to join the freak show community ⓘ
Saul Goodman	transformation from Jimmy McGill to Saul Goodman ⓘ
Tom Wambsgans	climbs corporate hierarchy at Waystar Royco ⓘ
Adam Sandler as Danny Meyerowitz	reconnects with estranged family ⓘ
Ophelia St. Clare	moves from prejudice to greater empathy ⓘ
Ruth Guthrie	struggle to build a stable life after a criminal past ⓘ
Ruth Guthrie	conflict between loyalty to Bob Muldoon and protecting her child ⓘ
Sonny Wortzik	from nervous amateur robber to media figure ⓘ
Merton Densher	growing awareness of moral consequences via predicate surface "undergoesCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Adeline	from endangered orphan to socially recognized and protected woman ⓘ
Ratso Rizzo	declining health ⓘ
Ratso Rizzo	search for a better life ⓘ
Joe Buck is a naive Texan dishwasher surface form: Joe Buck	loss of innocence via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Chico	matures over the course of the film via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Pollyanna Whittier	from naive optimism to tested and mature optimism ⓘ
Erica Bain	transforms from peaceful radio host to vigilante ⓘ
Bill Gillespie	evolving attitudes toward race and justice ⓘ
Bill Gillespie	moves from hostility to respect toward Virgil Tibbs via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ
Alice Chambers	transition from content housewife to questioning rebel ⓘ
Jack Chambers	revealed as complicit in trapping Alice in the simulation ⓘ
Maggie Verver	from innocence to moral awareness via predicate surface "undergoesCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Amy Fowler Kane	transitions from strict pacifism to taking up arms to save her husband ⓘ
Ming Lee	learns to accept Meilin’s individuality ⓘ
Winston Bishop	transitions from ex-athlete to LAPD officer ⓘ
Cece Parekh	transition from modeling to talent management via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Cece Parekh	evolving romantic relationship with Schmidt via predicate surface "hasCharacterArc" ⓘ
Christian Hughes	increasing moral passivity ⓘ
Good Wives	Jo March's literary career via predicate surface "notableCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Good Wives	Meg March's marriage to John Brooke via predicate surface "notableCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Good Wives	Amy March's artistic ambitions via predicate surface "notableCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Good Wives	Beth March's declining health via predicate surface "notableCharacterDevelopment" ⓘ
Lizzie Stark	evolves from sex worker to trusted associate via predicate surface "characterDevelopment" ⓘ