Roger Malvin's Burial
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"Roger Malvin's Burial" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of guilt, promise, and psychological torment in the aftermath of a frontier battle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roger Malvin's Burial canonical | 5 |
| Roger Malvin’s Burial | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roger Malvin's Burial Context triple: [Mosses from an Old Manse, hasPart, Roger Malvin's Burial]
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A.
Home Burial
Home Burial is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that portrays the emotional estrangement of a grieving couple after the death of their child.
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B.
Friday; or, The Dirge
"Friday; or, The Dirge" is a mock-pastoral poem by John Gay, included as one of the days in his satirical cycle The Shepherd's Week.
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C.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
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D.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
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E.
The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 espionage thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on Robert Ludlum’s novel about a TV host entangled in a deadly CIA conspiracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roger Malvin's Burial Target entity description: "Roger Malvin's Burial" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of guilt, promise, and psychological torment in the aftermath of a frontier battle.
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A.
Home Burial
Home Burial is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that portrays the emotional estrangement of a grieving couple after the death of their child.
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B.
Friday; or, The Dirge
"Friday; or, The Dirge" is a mock-pastoral poem by John Gay, included as one of the days in his satirical cycle The Shepherd's Week.
-
C.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
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D.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
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E.
The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 espionage thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on Robert Ludlum’s novel about a TV host entangled in a deadly CIA conspiracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of the Lovewell's Fight frontier battle ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Reuben Bourne's struggle with guilt over abandoning Roger Malvin ⓘ |
| character |
Cyrus Bourne
ⓘ
Dorcas Malvin ⓘ Roger Malvin ⓘ |
| climax | Reuben unknowingly kills his own son at the spot where he once left Roger Malvin to die ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPublicationType | gift book ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1832 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Token ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasTone |
psychologically intense
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somber ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| includedInCollection |
Mosses from an Old Manse (later editions and collections)
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linked to:
Mosses from an Old Manse
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
foreshadowing
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irony ⓘ psychological realism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's darkest early tales ⓘ |
| motif |
hereditary or transmitted guilt
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oath and broken vow ⓘ wilderness as moral testing ground ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
After a frontier battle, Reuben Bourne leaves the mortally wounded Roger Malvin in the wilderness, promising to return and bury him but failing to do so.
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Years later, Reuben is haunted by guilt over breaking his promise, which ultimately leads to a tragic climax involving his own son. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Reuben Bourne ⓘ |
| resolution | Reuben finally fulfills his promise by burying both Roger Malvin and his son together ⓘ |
| setting | American colonial frontier ⓘ |
| symbol |
blood as symbol of unatoned sin
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forest as symbol of inner guilt ⓘ |
| theme |
broken promises
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conscience ⓘ family tragedy ⓘ frontier violence ⓘ guilt ⓘ psychological torment ⓘ sin and expiation ⓘ |
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