Irene Redfield
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Irene Redfield is the conflicted, upper-middle-class Black woman at the center of Nella Larsen’s novel "Passing," whose controlled life is unsettled by the reappearance of her racially passing childhood friend.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irene Redfield canonical | 17 |
| Irene Redfield lives as a Black woman in Harlem | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1779012 — 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: Irene Redfield Context triple: [Tessa Thompson, portrayed, Irene Redfield]
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A.
Henrietta Litchfield
Henrietta Litchfield was an English editor and daughter of Charles Darwin, known for compiling and publishing her father's letters and biographical materials.
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B.
Mary Lee Hartford
Mary Lee Hartford was the second wife of American actor and producer Douglas Fairbanks Jr., known primarily for her marriage into the prominent Fairbanks family.
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C.
Rita Garnett
Rita Garnett is a fictional character from the British television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part."
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D.
Mildred
Mildred is a feminine given name of English origin that became especially popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Harriette Levine
Harriette Levine was the wife of American lawyer and Nuremberg prosecutor Telford Taylor.
- 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: Irene Redfield Target entity description: Irene Redfield is the conflicted, upper-middle-class Black woman at the center of Nella Larsen’s novel "Passing," whose controlled life is unsettled by the reappearance of her racially passing childhood friend.
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A.
Henrietta Litchfield
Henrietta Litchfield was an English editor and daughter of Charles Darwin, known for compiling and publishing her father's letters and biographical materials.
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B.
Mary Lee Hartford
Mary Lee Hartford was the second wife of American actor and producer Douglas Fairbanks Jr., known primarily for her marriage into the prominent Fairbanks family.
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C.
Rita Garnett
Rita Garnett is a fictional character from the British television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part."
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D.
Mildred
Mildred is a feminine given name of English origin that became especially popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Harriette Levine
Harriette Levine was the wife of American lawyer and Nuremberg prosecutor Telford Taylor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American woman
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ upper-middle-class woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Passing ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Harlem Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| childhoodFriend | Clare Kendry ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Clare Kendry ⓘ |
| concern |
her children’s racial awareness
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respectability ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal conflict about race and identity ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Clare Kendry ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nella Larsen ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
African American
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linked to:
Black Americans
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| firstAppearance | Passing ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Junior Redfield
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Theodore Redfield ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
embodies tensions around racial passing and authenticity
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explores complexities of Black middle-class womanhood ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | focalizer ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cautious
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conflicted ⓘ controlled ⓘ socially conservative ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1929 ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem, New York City
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linked to:
Harlem
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| settingTimePeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper middle class ⓘ |
| spouse | Brian Redfield ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
Harlem Renaissance
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colorism ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ racial identity ⓘ racial passing ⓘ respectability politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irene Redfield Description of subject: Irene Redfield is the conflicted, upper-middle-class Black woman at the center of Nella Larsen’s novel "Passing," whose controlled life is unsettled by the reappearance of her racially passing childhood friend.
Referenced by (18)
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