Jake Holman
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Jake Holman is the rebellious and mechanically gifted U.S. Navy machinist’s mate who serves as the central protagonist in the novel and film "The Sand Pebbles," embodying themes of individuality, duty, and cultural conflict in 1920s China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jake Holman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12225013 — 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: Jake Holman Context triple: [The Sand Pebbles, mainCharacter, Jake Holman]
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A.
Mark Holbrook
Mark Holbrook is a notable individual whose prominence has led to his recognition as a distinguished bearer of the Holbrook surname.
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B.
Chris Hellman
Chris Hellman is a philanthropist and former ballet dancer known for her support of the arts, particularly through her work with the San Francisco Ballet and other cultural institutions.
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C.
Gary Holton
Gary Holton was an English actor and singer best known for playing the lovable rogue Wayne in the television series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet."
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D.
Gary Holton
Gary Holton is a linguist known for his extensive research on the Alor–Pantar languages of eastern Indonesia, focusing on their documentation, classification, and typological features.
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E.
Sam Holbrook
Sam Holbrook is a Major League Baseball umpire known for officiating numerous high-profile games and postseason series.
- 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: Jake Holman Target entity description: Jake Holman is the rebellious and mechanically gifted U.S. Navy machinist’s mate who serves as the central protagonist in the novel and film "The Sand Pebbles," embodying themes of individuality, duty, and cultural conflict in 1920s China.
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A.
Mark Holbrook
Mark Holbrook is a notable individual whose prominence has led to his recognition as a distinguished bearer of the Holbrook surname.
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B.
Chris Hellman
Chris Hellman is a philanthropist and former ballet dancer known for her support of the arts, particularly through her work with the San Francisco Ballet and other cultural institutions.
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C.
Gary Holton
Gary Holton was an English actor and singer best known for playing the lovable rogue Wayne in the television series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet."
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D.
Gary Holton
Gary Holton is a linguist known for his extensive research on the Alor–Pantar languages of eastern Indonesia, focusing on their documentation, classification, and typological features.
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E.
Sam Holbrook
Sam Holbrook is a Major League Baseball umpire known for officiating numerous high-profile games and postseason series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | feature film ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Navy ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
historical drama
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war film ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
independent
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individualistic ⓘ mechanically gifted ⓘ nonconformist ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Chinese civil unrest in the 1920s ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard McKenna ⓘ |
| fictionalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| language | English (dialogue) ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInFiction |
U.S. Navy
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linked to:
United States Navy
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| moralPosition | conflicted about military intervention ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores clash between personal conscience and duty
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lens on Western presence in China ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | machinist’s mate ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| relationshipToTechnology | deeply attached to machinery ⓘ |
| roleIn |
The Sand Pebbles (film)
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linked to:
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Sand Pebbles
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| servesOn | USS San Pablo ⓘ |
| settingPlace | China ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| thematicAssociation |
cross-cultural misunderstanding
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cultural conflict ⓘ duty ⓘ imperialism ⓘ individuality ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| vesselTypeServedOn | gunboat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jake Holman Description of subject: Jake Holman is the rebellious and mechanically gifted U.S. Navy machinist’s mate who serves as the central protagonist in the novel and film "The Sand Pebbles," embodying themes of individuality, duty, and cultural conflict in 1920s China.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.