narrativePurpose
P80898
predicate
Indicates the role or function that something serves within the structure or progression of a narrative.
Observed surface forms (15)
- storyPurpose ×10
- usedForNarrativePurpose ×6
- hasNarrativePurpose ×4
- purposeInFiction ×4
- primaryNarrativeFunction ×3
- primaryUseInNarrative ×2
- purposeInNarrative ×2
- hasPurposeInStory ×1
- intendedUseInStory ×1
- keyNarrativeFunction ×1
- laterPurposeInFiction ×1
- narrationPurpose ×1
- narrativeUse ×1
- narrativelyFunctionAs ×1
- وظيفته_السردية ×1
Sample triples (77)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Act I | to motivate audience investment in characters ⓘ |
| Act I | to orient the audience ⓘ |
| Armaments Race | comic exploration of military technology ⓘ |
| Armaments Race | critique of arms race logic ⓘ |
| Babylon (as prisoner, according to 2 Chronicles) | to illustrate consequences of idolatry and later repentance ⓘ |
| Basil Exposition | to clarify story background for viewers ⓘ |
| Basil Exposition | to explain missions to Austin Powers ⓘ |
| Becky | illustrate features of an ideal commonwealth ⓘ |
| CNMN | lightens the tone of tense situations ⓘ |
| CONTROL | comic portrayal of espionage work ⓘ |
| Candy Kingdom Grasslands | main recurring setting in Adventure Time via predicate surface "primaryUseInNarrative" ⓘ |
| Castle County Sheriff’s Department | to depict small-town law enforcement in Maine ⓘ |
| Chamber of Secrets | to house a monster to purge Muggle-born students from Hogwarts via predicate surface "purposeInFiction" ⓘ |
| Conny Spalding | challenge protagonist’s control over relationship via predicate surface "storyPurpose" ⓘ |
| Conny Spalding | drive romantic conflict via predicate surface "storyPurpose" ⓘ |
| Dibley parish church | parish church of Dibley via predicate surface "primaryUseInNarrative" ⓘ |
| Dr. Julia Harris | source of workplace conflict ⓘ |
| Eddie | comic relief via predicate surface "hasNarrativePurpose" ⓘ |
| Eddie | satire of computer personalities via predicate surface "hasNarrativePurpose" ⓘ |
| Edgar Linton | Foil to Heathcliff via predicate surface "narrativelyFunctionAs" ⓘ |
| Experiment 626 | protecting his family via predicate surface "laterPurposeInFiction" ⓘ |
| Fear (Inside Out character) | comic relief ⓘ |
| Fear (Inside Out character) | illustrates value of anxiety ⓘ |
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Fear – Bill Hader
surface form:
Fear (Inside Out)
|
comic relief ⓘ |
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Fear – Bill Hader
surface form:
Fear (Inside Out)
|
illustrates protective aspects of anxiety ⓘ |
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Fhloston Paradise cruise ship
surface form:
Fhloston Paradise
|
contrast between opulence and impending danger ⓘ |
| Gate of the Setting Sun | showcase the mantid threat to Pandaria ⓘ |
| Heavenly Muse | to help the poet justify the ways of God to men via predicate surface "purposeInNarrative" ⓘ |
| Hologram Janeway | bridge between Star Trek canon and new audience ⓘ |
| Jobu | comic relief ⓘ |
| Jobu | symbol of superstition in sports ⓘ |
| Kisha Davis | drives plot of A Haunted House via predicate surface "primaryNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Martin | to challenge Leibnizian optimism ⓘ |
| Martin | to embody radical doubt about providence ⓘ |
| Minipax | illustrate manipulation of language and truth via predicate surface "purposeInNarrative" ⓘ |
| Nephites | central covenant people in Book of Mormon narrative via predicate surface "keyNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Omnidroid | to kill superheroes via predicate surface "purposeInFiction" ⓘ |
| Omnidroid | to stage fake heroics for Syndrome via predicate surface "purposeInFiction" ⓘ |
| Perception filter | Enable covert movement of characters via predicate surface "storyPurpose" ⓘ |
| Perception filter | Explain why extraordinary things are not widely noticed via predicate surface "storyPurpose" ⓘ |
| Ralph Furley | comic relief via predicate surface "primaryNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Scream Extractor | increase scream production efficiency via predicate surface "intendedUseInStory" ⓘ |
| Seven Labors | to prove Esfandiyar’s worthiness for kingship via predicate surface "hasPurposeInStory" ⓘ |
| Sinead Moone | comic foil to Martin Moone via predicate surface "primaryNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Soviet intelligence (in the novel) | to personify Cold War tensions ⓘ |
| Soviet intelligence (in the novel) | to provide organized opposition to Western agents ⓘ |
| Springfield Police Station façade | establishing shot for police-related scenes via predicate surface "usedForNarrativePurpose" ⓘ |
| Springfield Police Station façade | visual cue for law enforcement setting via predicate surface "usedForNarrativePurpose" ⓘ |
| State of Siege | critique of American involvement in Latin American politics ⓘ |
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Suka (Shukadeva)
surface form:
Suka
|
to prepare Parikshit for death via predicate surface "narrationPurpose" ⓘ |