Dead Men’s Shoes
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"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dead Men’s Shoes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3249879 — 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: Dead Men’s Shoes Context triple: [A Night in Acadie, hasPart, Dead Men’s Shoes]
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A.
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American drama film about a death row inmate and a nun who becomes his spiritual advisor, noted for its powerful performances and exploration of capital punishment and redemption.
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B.
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave is a 1994 British darkly comic thriller film about three flatmates who discover their new roommate dead alongside a suitcase of cash, directed by Danny Boyle in his feature debut.
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C.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
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D.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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E.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
- 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: Dead Men’s Shoes Target entity description: "Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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A.
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American drama film about a death row inmate and a nun who becomes his spiritual advisor, noted for its powerful performances and exploration of capital punishment and redemption.
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B.
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave is a 1994 British darkly comic thriller film about three flatmates who discover their new roommate dead alongside a suitcase of cash, directed by Danny Boyle in his feature debut.
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C.
Dead Woman’s Pass
Dead Woman’s Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, renowned for being its most challenging and iconic ascent.
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D.
Dead Man’s Ransom
Dead Man’s Ransom is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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E.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| collection | A Night in Acadie ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationPlace | Chicago ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | A Night in Acadie ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| includedIn | Kate Chopin short fiction canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
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surface form:
American realism
local color fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | Kate Chopin’s late career ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Way and Williams ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Bayou Folk
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The Awakening ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingRegion |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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| theme |
gender roles
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identity ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ marriage ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ social expectation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Men’s Shoes Description of subject: "Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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