Colin Smith
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Colin Smith is the rebellious teenage protagonist of Alan Sillitoe’s novella and its film adaptation, whose long-distance running becomes a symbol of defiance against authority and class oppression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colin Smith canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13448495 — 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: Colin Smith Context triple: [The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, mainCharacter, Colin Smith]
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A.
Andy Smith
Andy Smith was an early 20th-century American college football coach best known for leading the University of California Golden Bears to national prominence with multiple undefeated seasons.
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B.
Colin Mullen
Colin Mullen is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Mullen.
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C.
Colin Meadows
Colin Meadows is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Meadows, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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D.
Colin Morrison
Colin Morrison is a relatively obscure individual about whom no widely recognized public information is available.
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E.
Colin Smyth
Colin Smyth is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and held various party and parliamentary roles.
- 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: Colin Smith Target entity description: Colin Smith is the rebellious teenage protagonist of Alan Sillitoe’s novella and its film adaptation, whose long-distance running becomes a symbol of defiance against authority and class oppression.
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A.
Andy Smith
Andy Smith was an early 20th-century American college football coach best known for leading the University of California Golden Bears to national prominence with multiple undefeated seasons.
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B.
Colin Mullen
Colin Mullen is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Mullen.
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C.
Colin Meadows
Colin Meadows is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Meadows, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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D.
Colin Morrison
Colin Morrison is a relatively obscure individual about whom no widely recognized public information is available.
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E.
Colin Smyth
Colin Smyth is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and held various party and parliamentary roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
authority and rebellion
ⓘ
class oppression ⓘ individualism vs conformity ⓘ punishment and discipline ⓘ |
| characterCreatedBy | Alan Sillitoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Borstal authorities
ⓘ
class system ⓘ |
| familyBackground | working-class family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (1959) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | social realism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Angry Young Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| motivation | refusal to be used by authorities ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction | deliberately loses a long-distance race ⓘ |
| occupation | long-distance runner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
British New Wave cinema
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kitchen sink realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resists |
institutional control
ⓘ
middle-class values ⓘ |
| setting |
Borstal institution
ⓘ
Nottingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
alienation
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class struggle ⓘ defiance against authority ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ working-class resistance ⓘ |
| trait |
defiant
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colin Smith Description of subject: Colin Smith is the rebellious teenage protagonist of Alan Sillitoe’s novella and its film adaptation, whose long-distance running becomes a symbol of defiance against authority and class oppression.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Colin Smith