Teddy McArdle
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Teddy McArdle is a precocious, spiritually insightful young boy who appears as the central character in J.D. Salinger’s short story “Teddy” from the collection Nine Stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teddy McArdle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12875273 — 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: Teddy McArdle Context triple: [Nine Stories, hasCharacter, Teddy McArdle]
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A.
David McNally
David McNally is a film director best known for helming the 2000 romantic musical drama "Coyote Ugly."
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B.
William Callaghan
William Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Callaghan surname.
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C.
Conor McCaughan
Conor McCaughan is a film producer known for his work on independent and arthouse films, including the critically acclaimed western "Slow West."
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D.
J. J. Connolly
J. J. Connolly is a British author and screenwriter best known for his crime novel "Layer Cake" and its film adaptation.
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E.
David O'Hara
David O'Hara is a Scottish actor known for his versatile character roles in film and television, including appearances in productions such as Braveheart, The Departed, and various crime dramas.
- 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: Teddy McArdle Target entity description: Teddy McArdle is a precocious, spiritually insightful young boy who appears as the central character in J.D. Salinger’s short story “Teddy” from the collection Nine Stories.
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A.
David McNally
David McNally is a film director best known for helming the 2000 romantic musical drama "Coyote Ugly."
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B.
William Callaghan
William Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Callaghan surname.
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C.
Conor McCaughan
Conor McCaughan is a film producer known for his work on independent and arthouse films, including the critically acclaimed western "Slow West."
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D.
J. J. Connolly
J. J. Connolly is a British author and screenwriter best known for his crime novel "Layer Cake" and its film adaptation.
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E.
David O'Hara
David O'Hara is a Scottish actor known for his versatile character roles in film and television, including appearances in productions such as Braveheart, The Departed, and various crime dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| ageInStory | 10 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Teddy ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Nine Stories ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern philosophy
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Vedanta ⓘ mysticism ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | Teddy ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Nine Stories ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Salinger’s Glass family children in terms of spirituality ⓘ |
| creator | J. D. Salinger ⓘ |
| describedAs |
philosophically inclined
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precocious ⓘ spiritually insightful ⓘ |
| engagesIn | philosophical conversation with Bob Nicholson ⓘ |
| familyName | McArdle ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| givenName | Teddy ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
impermanence of the physical world
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importance of spiritual enlightenment ⓘ possibility of past lives ⓘ |
| hasDialogueAbout |
God
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consciousness ⓘ ego ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Mr. McArdle
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Mrs. McArdle ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Booper McArdle ⓘ |
| influences | interpretations of Salinger’s religious themes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfMajorScenes | ocean liner ⓘ |
| storyAmbiguity | fate left unresolved at the end of the story ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
childhood and innocence
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conflict between materialism and spirituality ⓘ death and mortality ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teddy McArdle Description of subject: Teddy McArdle is a precocious, spiritually insightful young boy who appears as the central character in J.D. Salinger’s short story “Teddy” from the collection Nine Stories.
Referenced by (3)
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