The Shrinking Man

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The Shrinking Man is a science fiction novel by Richard Matheson that follows a man who begins to shrink uncontrollably after exposure to a mysterious mist, exploring themes of identity, survival, and existential terror.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
adaptedAs The Incredible Shrinking Man ⓘ
author Richard Matheson ⓘ
causeOfShrinkingInPlot exposure to a radioactive or mysterious mist ⓘ
centralTheme alienation ⓘ
existential terror ⓘ
human insignificance ⓘ
identity ⓘ
masculinity ⓘ
survival ⓘ
conflictType man versus environment ⓘ
man versus self ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
endingCharacteristic open-ended and philosophical ⓘ
exploresConcept scale and perception ⓘ
what constitutes human significance ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Jack Arnold ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1957 ⓘ
filmAdaptationScreenwriter Richard Alan Simmons ⓘ
Richard Matheson ⓘ
filmAdaptationTitle The Incredible Shrinking Man ⓘ
linked to: The Shrinking Man
genre horror fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasAlternateEditionTitle The Incredible Shrinking Man ⓘ
hasAntagonisticForce natural world ⓘ
spider in the basement ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Scott Carey ⓘ
hasSubject changing gender roles ⓘ
fear of loss of control ⓘ
marital strain under crisis ⓘ
influenced later body-transformation narratives in science fiction ⓘ
literaryMovement mid-20th-century American science fiction ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
motif changing physical scale ⓘ
domestic space turned hostile ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
narrativeStructure chronological with interspersed flashbacks ⓘ
notableFor detailed depiction of changing scale and environment ⓘ
psychological depth in science fiction ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A man begins to shrink uncontrollably after exposure to a mysterious mist and must struggle to survive as he becomes smaller and smaller. ⓘ
protagonist Scott Carey ⓘ
publicationYear 1956 ⓘ
publisher Gold Medal Books ⓘ
setting United States ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary to 1950s America ⓘ
workOf Richard Matheson ⓘ

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Richard Matheson → notableWork → The Shrinking Man ⓘ
Richard Matheson → wrote → The Shrinking Man ⓘ
Jack Arnold → notableWork → The Incredible Shrinking Man ⓘ
linked to: The Shrinking Man
Richard Matheson → notableWork → The Shrinking Man ⓘ
subject linked to: Matheson
The Shrinking Man → filmAdaptationTitle → The Incredible Shrinking Man ⓘ
linked to: The Shrinking Man
Scott Carey → protagonistOf → The Shrinking Man ⓘ
Scott Carey → firstAppearance → The Shrinking Man (1956 novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Shrinking Man