Henry Fleming
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Henry Fleming is the young Union Army soldier and protagonist of Stephen Crane's Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage," whose inner struggle with fear and courage drives the story.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Fleming canonical | 6 |
| Private Henry Fleming in The Red Badge of Courage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4347140 — 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: Henry Fleming Context triple: [The Red Badge of Courage (1951 film), mainCharacter, Henry Fleming]
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A.
Joseph Milligan
Joseph Milligan is a musician best known as a guitarist for the American alternative rock band Anberlin.
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B.
John Pelham
John Pelham was a Confederate artillery officer in the American Civil War, renowned for his daring and effective command of horse artillery.
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C.
Jesse Hooker
Jesse Hooker is one of the children of American singer and actress Lorna Luft, who is part of the extended Garland show-business family.
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D.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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E.
Lewis Armistead
Lewis Armistead was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, best known for leading a brigade during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- 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: Henry Fleming Target entity description: Henry Fleming is the young Union Army soldier and protagonist of Stephen Crane's Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage," whose inner struggle with fear and courage drives the story.
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A.
Joseph Milligan
Joseph Milligan is a musician best known as a guitarist for the American alternative rock band Anberlin.
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B.
John Pelham
John Pelham was a Confederate artillery officer in the American Civil War, renowned for his daring and effective command of horse artillery.
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C.
Jesse Hooker
Jesse Hooker is one of the children of American singer and actress Lorna Luft, who is part of the extended Garland show-business family.
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D.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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E.
Lewis Armistead
Lewis Armistead was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, best known for leading a brigade during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| age | young adult ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Red Badge of Courage ⓘ |
| characterArc | struggle with fear and courage ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | gains a more mature understanding of courage ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
fearful
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idealistic ⓘ immature ⓘ introspective ⓘ self-conscious ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Stephen Crane ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen Crane ⓘ |
| familyName | Fleming ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1895 ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Fleming ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasAlias | the youth ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Civil War soldiers’ experiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
American realism
ⓘ
linked to:
Realism
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| literarySignificance | early psychological portrayal of a common soldier in war literature ⓘ |
| literaryWork | The Red Badge of Courage ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | viewpoint character ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
fights bravely in later battles
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flees from battle in panic ⓘ returns to his regiment ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| psychologicalFocus |
fear of cowardice
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inner conflict ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Union Army regiment in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
red badge of courage
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linked to:
The Red Badge of Courage
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| themeAssociation |
coming of age
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courage ⓘ cowardice ⓘ heroism ⓘ psychology of war ⓘ shame ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Fleming Description of subject: Henry Fleming is the young Union Army soldier and protagonist of Stephen Crane's Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage," whose inner struggle with fear and courage drives the story.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Henry Fleming