Compson family
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The Compson family is a fictional Southern aristocratic family at the center of William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," emblematic of moral and social decline in the post–Civil War American South.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compson family canonical | 19 |
| Compson household | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2936143 — 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: Compson family Context triple: [Jason Compson III, memberOf, Compson family]
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A.
Hammond family
The Hammond family is an influential American family known for its significant contributions to music, philanthropy, and social reform, particularly through the work of producer and talent scout John H. Hammond Jr.
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B.
Lee family
The Lee family is a prominent American dynasty from Virginia, historically influential in politics and the military and best known for producing figures such as Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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C.
Porcher family
The Porcher family is a historically prominent family in the Goose Creek area of colonial South Carolina, known for its influence in the region’s social and political life.
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D.
Allen family
The Allen family is the group of relatives and beneficiaries associated with the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, inheriting and overseeing his substantial estate and philanthropic legacy.
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E.
Frank family
The Frank family was a German-Jewish family, including Anne Frank and her sister Margot, whose experiences hiding from the Nazis during World War II became world-famous through Anne’s diary.
- 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: Compson family Target entity description: The Compson family is a fictional Southern aristocratic family at the center of William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," emblematic of moral and social decline in the post–Civil War American South.
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A.
Hammond family
The Hammond family is an influential American family known for its significant contributions to music, philanthropy, and social reform, particularly through the work of producer and talent scout John H. Hammond Jr.
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B.
Lee family
The Lee family is a prominent American dynasty from Virginia, historically influential in politics and the military and best known for producing figures such as Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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C.
Porcher family
The Porcher family is a historically prominent family in the Goose Creek area of colonial South Carolina, known for its influence in the region’s social and political life.
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D.
Allen family
The Allen family is the group of relatives and beneficiaries associated with the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, inheriting and overseeing his substantial estate and philanthropic legacy.
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E.
Frank family
The Frank family was a German-Jewish family, including Anne Frank and her sister Margot, whose experiences hiding from the Nazis during World War II became world-famous through Anne’s diary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern aristocratic family
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fictional family ⓘ literary character group ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Justice
ⓘ
Absalom, Absalom! ⓘ Yoknapatawpha saga ⓘ
surface form:
Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County stories
Flags in the Dust ⓘ That Evening Sun ⓘ The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| firstMajorAppearance | The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| hasAncestralHome | Compson estate in Jefferson ⓘ |
| hasMatriarch | Caroline Compson ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Caddy Compson ⓘ
surface form:
Candace "Caddy" Compson
Caroline Compson ⓘ Dilsey Gibson ⓘ Jason Compson III ⓘ Jason Compson IV ⓘ Miss Quentin Compson ⓘ Quentin Compson ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Compson III
|
| hasPatriarch | Jason Compson III ⓘ |
| hasServant |
Dilsey Gibson
ⓘ
Froney Gibson ⓘ Luster Gibson ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse |
Yoknapatawpha saga
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoknapatawpha County cycle
|
| narrativeFocusOf | The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Yoknapatawpha saga
ⓘ
surface form:
Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha saga
|
| setIn |
Jefferson, Mississippi
ⓘ
Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| stateOfFictionalSetting | Mississippi ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
decline of the Southern aristocracy
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moral decay in the post–Civil War American South ⓘ social disintegration ⓘ |
| theme |
breakdown of traditional values
ⓘ
family decline ⓘ loss of honor ⓘ memory and time ⓘ race and class in the American South ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| undergoes |
financial decline
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fragmentation of family structure ⓘ loss of land ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Compson family Description of subject: The Compson family is a fictional Southern aristocratic family at the center of William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," emblematic of moral and social decline in the post–Civil War American South.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jason Compson III
this entity surface form:
Compson household