My Old Man
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"My Old Man" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of father-son relationships, disillusionment, and the harsh realities of adult life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Old Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12874439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Old Man Context triple: [Three Stories and Ten Poems, hasPart, My Old Man]
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A.
My Old Man
"My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
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B.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
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C.
My Man
"My Man" is a classic torch song most famously performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 musical film *Funny Girl*.
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D.
Older Than My Old Man Now
"Older Than My Old Man Now" is a 2012 studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III that reflects on aging, family, and mortality with his characteristic wit and poignancy.
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E.
My Man’s Gone Now
"My Man’s Gone Now" is a mournful aria from George Gershwin’s opera *Porgy and Bess*, sung by the character Serena as she laments her husband’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Old Man Target entity description: "My Old Man" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of father-son relationships, disillusionment, and the harsh realities of adult life.
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A.
My Old Man
"My Old Man" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album *Blue*, exploring themes of love, independence, and emotional vulnerability.
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B.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
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C.
My Man
"My Man" is a classic torch song most famously performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 musical film *Funny Girl*.
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D.
Older Than My Old Man Now
"Older Than My Old Man Now" is a 2012 studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III that reflects on aging, family, and mortality with his characteristic wit and poignancy.
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E.
My Man’s Gone Now
"My Man’s Gone Now" is a mournful aria from George Gershwin’s opera *Porgy and Bess*, sung by the character Serena as she laments her husband’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal conflict
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interpersonal conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Joe
ⓘ
Joe’s father ⓘ gamblers ⓘ horse trainers ⓘ |
| hasTitle | My Old Man ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | In Our Time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Lost Generation ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
iceberg theory
ⓘ
minimalist style ⓘ understatement ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joe
ⓘ
Joe’s father ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Joe ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | magazine publication ⓘ |
| portrays |
corruption in sports
ⓘ
moral complexity of adults ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | child ⓘ |
| settingContext | European horse racing world ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Italy
ⓘ
horse racing tracks ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ harsh realities of adult life ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| tone |
bittersweet
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Old Man Description of subject: "My Old Man" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of father-son relationships, disillusionment, and the harsh realities of adult life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.