Rites of Passage
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Rites of Passage is a Booker Prize–winning novel by William Golding that follows a young aristocrat’s morally fraught sea voyage to Australia in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rites of Passage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5310535 — 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: Rites of Passage Context triple: [William Golding, notableWork, Rites of Passage]
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Ritual
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The Way of Life
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C.
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From the Cradle is a 1994 blues album by Eric Clapton that features covers of classic blues songs and marks his return to traditional electric blues.
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A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
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The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- 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: Rites of Passage Target entity description: Rites of Passage is a Booker Prize–winning novel by William Golding that follows a young aristocrat’s morally fraught sea voyage to Australia in the early 19th century.
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A.
Ritual
"Ritual" is a progressive, synthesizer-driven instrumental track by Vangelis from his concept album "Earth," showcasing his early experimental electronic and rock fusion style.
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B.
The Way of Life
The Way of Life is a 19th-century Christian theological work by Presbyterian theologian Charles Hodge that explains the doctrine of salvation and the essentials of Reformed faith for a general audience.
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C.
From the Cradle
From the Cradle is a 1994 blues album by Eric Clapton that features covers of classic blues songs and marks his return to traditional electric blues.
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D.
A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
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E.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Booker Prize–winning work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | sea voyage to a penal colony in Australia ⓘ |
| explores |
coming-of-age of the protagonist
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conflict between social classes aboard ship ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Close Quarters
NERFINISHED
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Fire Down Below NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary novel
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historical novel ⓘ sea story ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Captain Anderson
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Summers NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Colley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
journal entries
ⓘ
letters ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
irony
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symbolism ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Edmund Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative voice
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critique of British class system ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
| partOf | To the Ends of the Earth trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | ship voyage to Australia ⓘ |
| protagonistSocialStatus | young aristocrat ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
class distinctions
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colonialism ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ power and authority ⓘ religion and faith ⓘ rites of passage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rites of Passage Description of subject: Rites of Passage is a Booker Prize–winning novel by William Golding that follows a young aristocrat’s morally fraught sea voyage to Australia in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.