Mrs. Macauley
E429246
Mrs. Macauley is the resilient widowed mother in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," embodying warmth, strength, and moral guidance for her family during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mrs. Macauley canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4307962 — 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: Mrs. Macauley Context triple: [The Human Comedy, mainCharacter, Mrs. Macauley]
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A.
Mrs. Prest
Mrs. Prest is a resourceful and inquisitive Englishwoman in Henry James’s novella "The Aspern Papers," who helps the narrator gain access to the reclusive Juliana Bordereau in Venice.
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B.
Mrs. Shaw
Mrs. Shaw is a wealthy, fashionable Boston matron in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "An Old-Fashioned Girl," whose refined but somewhat shallow household contrasts with the simple virtues of the story’s heroine.
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C.
Edith Campion
Edith Campion was a New Zealand actress and co-founder of the New Zealand Players theatre company, known also as the mother of acclaimed film director Jane Campion.
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D.
Mary Cooke
Mary Cooke was a daughter of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony settler Francis Cooke.
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E.
Mrs Hurtle
Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
- 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: Mrs. Macauley Target entity description: Mrs. Macauley is the resilient widowed mother in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," embodying warmth, strength, and moral guidance for her family during World War II.
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A.
Mrs. Prest
Mrs. Prest is a resourceful and inquisitive Englishwoman in Henry James’s novella "The Aspern Papers," who helps the narrator gain access to the reclusive Juliana Bordereau in Venice.
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B.
Mrs. Shaw
Mrs. Shaw is a wealthy, fashionable Boston matron in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "An Old-Fashioned Girl," whose refined but somewhat shallow household contrasts with the simple virtues of the story’s heroine.
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C.
Edith Campion
Edith Campion was a New Zealand actress and co-founder of the New Zealand Players theatre company, known also as the mother of acclaimed film director Jane Campion.
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D.
Mary Cooke
Mary Cooke was a daughter of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony settler Francis Cooke.
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E.
Mrs Hurtle
Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Human Comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Macauley family household ⓘ |
| caresFor |
Bess Macauley
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Homer Macauley ⓘ Marcus Macauley ⓘ Ulysses Macauley ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalContext |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | William Saroyan ⓘ |
| emotionalToneAroundCharacter |
hope
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security ⓘ warmth ⓘ |
| familyName | Macauley ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Human Comedy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
novel The Human Comedy (1943)
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linked to:
The Human Comedy
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Bess Macauley
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Homer Macauley ⓘ Marcus Macauley ⓘ Ulysses Macauley ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | embodies home and family values ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central supporting character
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moral center of the family ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| provides |
emotional support to her children
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moral guidance to her family ⓘ |
| roleInWork | mother of the Macauley family ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Ithaca, California ⓘ |
| settingTime | World War II ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
enduring maternal strength
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moral stability in wartime ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family resilience
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home front during war ⓘ maternal love ⓘ moral education of children ⓘ |
| trait |
compassionate
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morally grounded ⓘ resilient ⓘ strong ⓘ warm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs. Macauley Description of subject: Mrs. Macauley is the resilient widowed mother in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," embodying warmth, strength, and moral guidance for her family during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.