Emily Grierson
E1167928
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Emily Grierson is the reclusive, tragic protagonist of William Faulkner’s short story "A Rose for Emily," symbolizing the decay of the Old South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emily Grierson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15622199 — 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: Emily Grierson Context triple: [Grierson family, hasMember, Emily Grierson]
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A.
Dewey Dell Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, a young, pregnant daughter in the Bundren family whose inner turmoil and limited agency highlight themes of isolation, gender, and desperation in the rural American South.
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B.
Rosemary Sartoris
Rosemary Sartoris was a daughter of Ellen Wrenshall Grant, making her a granddaughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
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C.
Jewel Bundren
Jewel Bundren is a fiercely independent and emotionally intense son in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying," known for his deep attachment to his mother and his volatile, often isolated nature.
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D.
Clytie Sutpen
Clytie Sutpen is a pivotal, enigmatic mixed-race character in William Faulkner’s novel "Absalom, Absalom!" who embodies the tragic legacy and moral decay of the Sutpen family.
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E.
Addie Bundren
Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
- 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: Emily Grierson Target entity description: Emily Grierson is the reclusive, tragic protagonist of William Faulkner’s short story "A Rose for Emily," symbolizing the decay of the Old South.
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A.
Dewey Dell Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, a young, pregnant daughter in the Bundren family whose inner turmoil and limited agency highlight themes of isolation, gender, and desperation in the rural American South.
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B.
Rosemary Sartoris
Rosemary Sartoris was a daughter of Ellen Wrenshall Grant, making her a granddaughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
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C.
Jewel Bundren
Jewel Bundren is a fiercely independent and emotionally intense son in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying," known for his deep attachment to his mother and his volatile, often isolated nature.
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D.
Clytie Sutpen
Clytie Sutpen is a pivotal, enigmatic mixed-race character in William Faulkner’s novel "Absalom, Absalom!" who embodies the tragic legacy and moral decay of the Sutpen family.
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E.
Addie Bundren
Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.