storyFunction

P7328
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves a particular narrative role or function within the story structure of another entity.

All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
narrativeFunction 13,950
storyFunction canonical 419
functionInNarrative 71

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: storyFunction
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves a particular narrative role or function within the story structure of another entity.

Sample triples (14,547)

Subject Object
Dom Cobb explores themes of reality and dreams via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Teddy Daniels unreliable narrator via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
חַוָּה participant in the fall of man via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Annie Savoy – Susan Sarandon
surface form: Annie Savoy
catalyst for character growth of players via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Jedediah Leland provides critical perspective on Kane’s life
Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh comic relief via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh character development focus via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Echecrates frame narrator’s interlocutor in Phaedo via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Slartibartfast expositor of Magrathean planet-building via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Rose of Sharon Joad embodies communal responsibility via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Rose of Sharon Joad illustrates impact of economic hardship on family via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Walter Parks Thatcher represents the financial establishment that shapes Kane’s youth via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Walter Parks Thatcher serves as an authority figure over young Charles Foster Kane via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Clayton protagonist through whom themes of morality and justice are explored via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Harry protagonist via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Harry witness to slavery’s brutality via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Hippolita moral exemplar via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Hippolita victim of patriarchal authority via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Conrad catalyst for supernatural events via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Matilda victim of dynastic ambition via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
age of the Titans
surface form: Age of the Titans
explains transition from primordial to Olympian rule via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Mount Ida (through Dardanus traditions) link between Phrygia and Troy in heroic genealogy via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Fedallah foreshadowing device via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Fedallah embodiment of ominous prophecy via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
the Pequod
surface form: Pequod
primary setting of Moby-Dick via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Bang Bang in The Brothers Bloom
surface form: Bang Bang
comic relief via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Phoebe Caulfield contrasts with Holden Caulfield’s cynicism via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Phoebe Caulfield motivates Holden Caulfield to reconsider running away via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Santiago "Pope" Garcia protagonist via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Caroline Compson embodies moral and emotional decay of the Compson family via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Charybdis obstacle in hero’s journey via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Lawrence in Westworld
surface form: Lawrence (Westworld)
guide for the Man in Black via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Lawrence in Westworld
surface form: Lawrence (Westworld)
comic relief via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Lawrence in Westworld
surface form: Lawrence (Westworld)
moral mirror to the Man in Black via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Venture (ship) enables journey from civilization to Skull Island via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Venture (ship) enables transport of Kong to New York via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best
surface form: Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best)
family anchor via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best
surface form: Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best)
voice of reason via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Katie Coates in Old Yeller
surface form: Katie Coates
emotional anchor of the film via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
How the West Was Won (film score) musically unifies multiple story episodes via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Conscience
surface form: Conscience (Piers Plowman)
to comment on social and religious abuses via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Ceyx exemplum of marital fidelity via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Jeremy Irvine as young Eric Lomax depicts wartime trauma of Eric Lomax via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Jeremy Irvine as young Eric Lomax shows experiences on Burma Railway via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Foy comic antagonist via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Guayas (indigenous chief in local tradition) symbol of resistance via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Guayas (indigenous chief in local tradition) foundational figure for Guayaquil identity via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Haman foil to Esther and Mordecai via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
Bilhah part of the story of the twelve sons of Jacob via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"
María symbol of personal love amid war via predicate surface "narrativeFunction"