Jerry and Molly and Sam
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"Jerry and Molly and Sam" is a short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of marital strain, guilt, and emotional disconnection through a man's conflicted relationship with his family and their dog.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerry and Molly and Sam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12875759 — 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: Jerry and Molly and Sam Context triple: [Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, containsShortStory, Jerry and Molly and Sam]
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A.
The Merry Family
The Merry Family is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Jan Steen depicting a boisterous household scene as a humorous moral lesson about excess and misbehavior.
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B.
Jenny and Johnny
Jenny and Johnny is an indie rock duo formed by singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis and musician Johnathan Rice, known for their melodic, harmony-rich songs.
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C.
The Happy Family
"The Happy Family" is a 1952 British comedy film starring Stanley Holloway as a shopkeeper who leads a spirited neighborhood resistance against the construction of a new railway station.
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D.
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete 'n' Tillie is a 1972 American comedy-drama film about the evolving relationship of a middle-aged couple, adapted from Peter De Vries's stories and noted for its blend of humor and poignancy.
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E.
The Bickersons
The Bickersons was a popular mid-20th-century American radio comedy series featuring Don Ameche and Frances Langford as a constantly bickering married couple, considered a forerunner of later domestic sitcoms.
- 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: Jerry and Molly and Sam Target entity description: "Jerry and Molly and Sam" is a short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of marital strain, guilt, and emotional disconnection through a man's conflicted relationship with his family and their dog.
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A.
The Merry Family
The Merry Family is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Jan Steen depicting a boisterous household scene as a humorous moral lesson about excess and misbehavior.
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B.
Jenny and Johnny
Jenny and Johnny is an indie rock duo formed by singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis and musician Johnathan Rice, known for their melodic, harmony-rich songs.
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C.
The Happy Family
"The Happy Family" is a 1952 British comedy film starring Stanley Holloway as a shopkeeper who leads a spirited neighborhood resistance against the construction of a new railway station.
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D.
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete 'n' Tillie is a 1972 American comedy-drama film about the evolving relationship of a middle-aged couple, adapted from Peter De Vries's stories and noted for its blend of humor and poignancy.
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E.
The Bickersons
The Bickersons was a popular mid-20th-century American radio comedy series featuring Don Ameche and Frances Langford as a constantly bickering married couple, considered a forerunner of later domestic sitcoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
alienation within marriage
ⓘ
everyday domestic life ⓘ male anxiety ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Al
ⓘ
Betty ⓘ Jerry ⓘ Molly ⓘ Sam ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Jerry and Molly and Sam ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
dirty realism
ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
emotional disconnection
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ guilt ⓘ marital strain ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| timePeriodOfWork | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerry and Molly and Sam Description of subject: "Jerry and Molly and Sam" is a short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of marital strain, guilt, and emotional disconnection through a man's conflicted relationship with his family and their dog.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.