Duddy Kravitz
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Duddy Kravitz is an ambitious, morally conflicted young Jewish man from Montreal whose relentless pursuit of success drives the plot of Mordecai Richler’s novel "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duddy Kravitz canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5303523 — 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: Duddy Kravitz Context triple: [The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, mainCharacter, Duddy Kravitz]
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A.
Hyman Bloom
Hyman Bloom was a Latvian-born American painter known for his expressive, often mystical figurative works and his influential role in the mid-20th-century Boston Expressionist movement.
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B.
Hymie Weiss
Hymie Weiss was a prominent Prohibition-era Chicago mobster and leader of the North Side Gang, known as a fierce rival of Al Capone.
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C.
Sammy Jankis
Sammy Jankis is a pivotal, memory-impaired character from the film "Memento," whose tragic condition mirrors and foreshadows the protagonist’s own struggles.
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D.
Peter Mark Richman
Peter Mark Richman was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s onward, often appearing in dramas and popular TV series.
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E.
Jack Roth
Jack Roth is a British actor known for his roles in film and television, and is the son of acclaimed actor Tim Roth.
- 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: Duddy Kravitz Target entity description: Duddy Kravitz is an ambitious, morally conflicted young Jewish man from Montreal whose relentless pursuit of success drives the plot of Mordecai Richler’s novel "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz."
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A.
Hyman Bloom
Hyman Bloom was a Latvian-born American painter known for his expressive, often mystical figurative works and his influential role in the mid-20th-century Boston Expressionist movement.
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B.
Hymie Weiss
Hymie Weiss was a prominent Prohibition-era Chicago mobster and leader of the North Side Gang, known as a fierce rival of Al Capone.
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C.
Sammy Jankis
Sammy Jankis is a pivotal, memory-impaired character from the film "Memento," whose tragic condition mirrors and foreshadows the protagonist’s own struggles.
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D.
Peter Mark Richman
Peter Mark Richman was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1950s onward, often appearing in dramas and popular TV series.
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E.
Jack Roth
Jack Roth is a British actor known for his roles in film and television, and is the son of acclaimed actor Tim Roth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian literary character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
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| associatedWith | St. Urbain Street milieu ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
Jewish identity in Montreal
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moral compromise ⓘ pursuit of success ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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morally conflicted ⓘ relentless ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mordecai Richler ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOf | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyBackground | working-class Jewish family ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to achieve social and economic success
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to acquire land ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInStory | entrepreneur ⓘ |
| homeCity | Montreal ⓘ |
| homeProvinceOrState |
Quebec
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linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century Canadian literature ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | drives the plot of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Montreal in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duddy Kravitz Description of subject: Duddy Kravitz is an ambitious, morally conflicted young Jewish man from Montreal whose relentless pursuit of success drives the plot of Mordecai Richler’s novel "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel)