Paul Hood
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Paul Hood is the introspective teenage son in Rick Moody's novel and its film adaptation "The Ice Storm," whose experiences reflect the emotional disconnection and turmoil of his suburban 1970s family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Hood canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4106154 — 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: Paul Hood Context triple: [The Ice Storm, mainCharacter, Paul Hood]
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A.
Paul Grabowsky
Paul Grabowsky is an Australian pianist, composer, and bandleader renowned for his contributions to jazz and film music.
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B.
F. David Mathews
F. David Mathews is an American academic and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare who served in President Gerald Ford’s administration.
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C.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
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D.
Alan Heim
Alan Heim is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on "All That Jazz" and his extensive collaborations with director Bob Fosse.
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E.
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford is a British singer and musician best known as the backing vocalist and dancer for the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
- 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: Paul Hood Target entity description: Paul Hood is the introspective teenage son in Rick Moody's novel and its film adaptation "The Ice Storm," whose experiences reflect the emotional disconnection and turmoil of his suburban 1970s family.
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A.
Paul Grabowsky
Paul Grabowsky is an Australian pianist, composer, and bandleader renowned for his contributions to jazz and film music.
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B.
F. David Mathews
F. David Mathews is an American academic and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare who served in President Gerald Ford’s administration.
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C.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
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D.
Alan Heim
Alan Heim is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on "All That Jazz" and his extensive collaborations with director Bob Fosse.
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E.
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford is a British singer and musician best known as the backing vocalist and dancer for the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
The Ice Storm
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surface form:
The Ice Storm (1997 film)
|
| appearsIn |
The Ice Storm
ⓘ
The Ice Storm ⓘ
surface form:
The Ice Storm (film)
|
| associatedTheme |
coming of age
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emotional disconnection ⓘ family turmoil ⓘ suburban malaise ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Hood family ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally conflicted
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ observant ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Rick Moody ⓘ |
| familyName | Hood ⓘ |
| fictionalAge | teenager ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Ice Storm universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Ice Storm
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surface form:
The Ice Storm (1994 novel)
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasFather | Ben Hood ⓘ |
| hasMother | Elena Hood ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Wendy Hood ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film adaptation
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | provides introspective commentary on events ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
major character
ⓘ
viewpoint character ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Tobey Maguire ⓘ |
| relative |
Ben Hood
ⓘ
Elena Hood ⓘ Wendy Hood ⓘ |
| settingPlace | suburban Connecticut ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| thematicRole |
embodiment of adolescent alienation
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observer of family dysfunction ⓘ symbol of emotional disconnection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Hood Description of subject: Paul Hood is the introspective teenage son in Rick Moody's novel and its film adaptation "The Ice Storm," whose experiences reflect the emotional disconnection and turmoil of his suburban 1970s family.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.