May Young
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May Young is the central character in Ali Smith's novel "There But For The," around whose unexpected, prolonged stay at a dinner party the story's events and themes unfold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| May Young canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13508894 — 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: May Young Context triple: [There But For The, mainCharacter, May Young]
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A.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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B.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is an influential Black feminist scholar, activist, and writer who co-founded the Combahee River Collective and helped shape contemporary intersectional feminist thought.
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C.
Jo-Ann Ellis
Jo-Ann Ellis is a rising Hollywood starlet in the film "Clouds of Sils Maria," whose youthful charisma and tabloid-fueled notoriety contrast sharply with the aging stage actress she works alongside.
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D.
Kirsten Greenidge
Kirsten Greenidge is an American playwright known for her socially conscious, character-driven works that explore race, class, and family dynamics.
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E.
Marilyn Frye
Marilyn Frye is an American feminist philosopher best known for her influential work on oppression, sexism, and the social construction of gender.
- 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: May Young Target entity description: May Young is the central character in Ali Smith's novel "There But For The," around whose unexpected, prolonged stay at a dinner party the story's events and themes unfold.
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A.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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B.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is an influential Black feminist scholar, activist, and writer who co-founded the Combahee River Collective and helped shape contemporary intersectional feminist thought.
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C.
Jo-Ann Ellis
Jo-Ann Ellis is a rising Hollywood starlet in the film "Clouds of Sils Maria," whose youthful charisma and tabloid-fueled notoriety contrast sharply with the aging stage actress she works alongside.
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D.
Kirsten Greenidge
Kirsten Greenidge is an American playwright known for her socially conscious, character-driven works that explore race, class, and family dynamics.
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E.
Marilyn Frye
Marilyn Frye is an American feminist philosopher best known for her influential work on oppression, sexism, and the social construction of gender.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
There But For The
ⓘ
linked to:
There But For The: A Novel
novel There But For The ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dinner party setting
ⓘ
unexpected prolonged stay at a dinner party ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf |
There But For The
ⓘ
linked to:
There But For The: A Novel
|
| createdBy | Ali Smith ⓘ |
| hasName | May Young ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot | catalyst for the novel's events ⓘ |
| literaryWorkGenreContext | contemporary literary fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | focus of the story's unfolding events and themes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: May Young Description of subject: May Young is the central character in Ali Smith's novel "There But For The," around whose unexpected, prolonged stay at a dinner party the story's events and themes unfold.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.