Tom Robinson
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Tom Robinson is a Black field hand in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," whose wrongful accusation of raping a white woman exposes the deep racial injustice of the American South in the 1930s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Robinson canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2325877 — 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: Tom Robinson Context triple: [To Kill a Mockingbird, mainCharacter, Tom Robinson]
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A.
Atticus
Atticus was a wealthy Roman equestrian, scholar, and close friend of Cicero, best known for their extensive surviving correspondence that illuminates late Republican Roman society.
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B.
Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch is the principled small-town lawyer and moral center of Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," renowned for his integrity and commitment to justice.
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C.
Aunt Polly
Aunt Polly is Tom Sawyer’s strict but loving aunt and guardian in Mark Twain’s classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
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D.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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E.
Uncle Tom Travers
Uncle Tom Travers is a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, known as Bertie Wooster’s wealthy, short-tempered uncle with a passion for collecting silver.
- 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: Tom Robinson Target entity description: Tom Robinson is a Black field hand in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," whose wrongful accusation of raping a white woman exposes the deep racial injustice of the American South in the 1930s.
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A.
Atticus
Atticus was a wealthy Roman equestrian, scholar, and close friend of Cicero, best known for their extensive surviving correspondence that illuminates late Republican Roman society.
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B.
Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch is the principled small-town lawyer and moral center of Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," renowned for his integrity and commitment to justice.
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C.
Aunt Polly
Aunt Polly is Tom Sawyer’s strict but loving aunt and guardian in Mark Twain’s classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
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D.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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E.
Uncle Tom Travers
Uncle Tom Travers is a recurring character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, known as Bertie Wooster’s wealthy, short-tempered uncle with a passion for collecting silver.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
assaulting Mayella Ewell
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rape ⓘ |
| accuser |
Bob Ewell
ⓘ
Mayella Ewell ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | escape from prison ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hardworking
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honest ⓘ kind ⓘ |
| community | Black community of Maycomb ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harper Lee ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Atticus Finch ⓘ |
| employer | Link Deas ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| firstPublicationAppearance |
To Kill a Mockingbird
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surface form:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960 novel)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | unnamed children ⓘ |
| judge | Judge Taylor ⓘ |
| juryComposition | all-white jury ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | convicted of rape ⓘ |
| legalStatus | wrongfully accused ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | shot while trying to escape ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for exposing systemic racism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | seen through Scout Finch’s narration ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| numberOfGunshots | seventeen ⓘ |
| occupation | field hand ⓘ |
| physicalDisability | crippled left arm ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Atticus Finch as client
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Calpurnia as community member ⓘ Jem Finch as observer ⓘ Scout Finch as observer ⓘ |
| sentence | prison ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Maycomb County, Alabama ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Robinson ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
innocence destroyed by prejudice
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racial injustice ⓘ the mockingbird motif ⓘ |
| themeIn |
inequality before the law
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moral courage ⓘ racism in the American South ⓘ |
| triedInCourt | Maycomb County courtroom ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Robinson Description of subject: Tom Robinson is a Black field hand in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," whose wrongful accusation of raping a white woman exposes the deep racial injustice of the American South in the 1930s.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.