Agu
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Agu is the young boy protagonist of the novel and film "Beasts of No Nation," whose harrowing journey as a child soldier in an unnamed West African country drives the story’s exploration of war and lost innocence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1748534 — 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: Agu Context triple: [Beasts of No Nation, mainCharacter, Agu]
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A.
Rio Guadalupe
Rio Guadalupe is a river in northern New Mexico that flows through the Jemez Mountains, known for its scenic canyon landscapes and recreational fishing and hiking opportunities.
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B.
Tajo River
The Tajo River is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from eastern Spain through central regions into Portugal before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River is Colombia’s principal waterway, flowing northward through the Andes to the Caribbean Sea and serving as a vital corridor for the country’s ecology, economy, and history.
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D.
Angostura River
The Angostura River is a significant Chilean watercourse that feeds into the Maipo River within the country’s central watershed.
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E.
Cuiabá River
The Cuiabá River is a major waterway in central-western Brazil that flows through the Pantanal wetlands before joining the Paraguay River.
- 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: Agu Target entity description: Agu is the young boy protagonist of the novel and film "Beasts of No Nation," whose harrowing journey as a child soldier in an unnamed West African country drives the story’s exploration of war and lost innocence.
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A.
Rio Guadalupe
Rio Guadalupe is a river in northern New Mexico that flows through the Jemez Mountains, known for its scenic canyon landscapes and recreational fishing and hiking opportunities.
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B.
Tajo River
The Tajo River is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from eastern Spain through central regions into Portugal before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River is Colombia’s principal waterway, flowing northward through the Andes to the Caribbean Sea and serving as a vital corridor for the country’s ecology, economy, and history.
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D.
Angostura River
The Angostura River is a significant Chilean watercourse that feeds into the Maipo River within the country’s central watershed.
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E.
Cuiabá River
The Cuiabá River is a major waterway in central-western Brazil that flows through the Pantanal wetlands before joining the Paraguay River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationRelationship | character adapted from novel to film ⓘ |
| ageGroup | child ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Beasts of No Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Beasts of No Nation (film)
Beasts of No Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Beasts of No Nation (novel)
|
| associatedWith | Commandant (Beasts of No Nation) ⓘ |
| characterArc | transformation from innocent child to traumatized soldier ⓘ |
| characterCreatedBy | Uzodinma Iweala ⓘ |
| characterType | tragic protagonist ⓘ |
| conflictContext | civil war in unnamed West African country ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin | unnamed West African country ⓘ |
| educationStatus | schooling interrupted by conflict ⓘ |
| familyBackground | lives with parents and siblings before war ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Beasts of No Nation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageCharacteristic | narration in non-standard, oral-style English in the novel ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | central figure in contemporary war literature ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
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literature ⓘ |
| moralComplexity | both victim and perpetrator of violence ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | first-person narrator in Beasts of No Nation (novel) ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | child’s-eye view of war ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a child soldier ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
forcibly recruited as a child soldier
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separated from his family during conflict ⓘ serves in a rebel militia ⓘ |
| portrayalIn |
Beasts of No Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Beasts of No Nation (2015 film adaptation)
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| portrayedBy | Abraham Attah ⓘ |
| psychologicalState | severely traumatized by war experiences ⓘ |
| publicationContext | introduced in 2005 novel Beasts of No Nation ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of Beasts of No Nation ⓘ |
| setting |
rebel encampments
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rural areas of unnamed West African country ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical analyses on child soldiers in fiction ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
lost childhood in war zones
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psychological impact of armed conflict on children ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
child soldiering
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loss of innocence ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ trauma ⓘ war ⓘ |
| victimOf |
recruitment of child soldiers
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war crimes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agu Description of subject: Agu is the young boy protagonist of the novel and film "Beasts of No Nation," whose harrowing journey as a child soldier in an unnamed West African country drives the story’s exploration of war and lost innocence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.