The Fire and the Hearth
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The Fire and the Hearth is a novella by William Faulkner that forms one of the interconnected stories in his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of race, family, and the legacy of the American South.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Fire and the Hearth canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Fire and the Hearth Context triple: [Go Down, Moses, hasPart, The Fire and the Hearth]
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A.
The Firewatcher’s Daughter
The Firewatcher’s Daughter is a critically acclaimed 2015 folk-rock album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, noted for its powerful vocals, intimate songwriting, and Grammy-nominated success.
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B.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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C.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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D.
"The Hearth and the Salamander"
"The Hearth and the Salamander" is the first section of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, introducing the oppressive, book-burning society and the inner conflict of fireman Guy Montag.
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E.
Burnt House
Burnt House is an archaeological site and museum in Jerusalem showcasing the remains of a first-century Jewish home destroyed during the Roman destruction of the Second Temple.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fire and the Hearth Target entity description: The Fire and the Hearth is a novella by William Faulkner that forms one of the interconnected stories in his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of race, family, and the legacy of the American South.
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A.
The Firewatcher’s Daughter
The Firewatcher’s Daughter is a critically acclaimed 2015 folk-rock album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, noted for its powerful vocals, intimate songwriting, and Grammy-nominated success.
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B.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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C.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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D.
"The Hearth and the Salamander"
"The Hearth and the Salamander" is the first section of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, introducing the oppressive, book-burning society and the inner conflict of fireman Guy Montag.
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E.
Burnt House
Burnt House is an archaeological site and museum in Jerusalem showcasing the remains of a first-century Jewish home destroyed during the Roman destruction of the Second Temple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional work
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novella ⓘ |
| author | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| explores |
conflict over land ownership
ⓘ
economic dependence of Black tenant farmers ⓘ racial hierarchy in the American South ⓘ tension between tradition and change ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Lucas Beauchamp
ⓘ
Roth Edmonds ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | McCaslin family ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Go Down, Moses ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
nonlinear narrative elements
ⓘ
stream of consciousness elements ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American experience in the South
ⓘ
white landowning class in the South ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected works of William Faulkner ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Go Down, Moses ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfCollection | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Random House ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Delta Autumn
ⓘ
Go Down, Moses ⓘ Go Down, Moses (story) ⓘ
linked to:
Go Down, Moses
Pantaloon in Black ⓘ The Bear ⓘ Was ⓘ |
| setOn | McCaslin plantation ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingLocation | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| theme |
family
ⓘ
interracial relationships ⓘ land and inheritance ⓘ legacy of the American South ⓘ power and exploitation ⓘ race ⓘ slavery and its aftermath ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 20th century American South
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post-Civil War American South ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Yoknapatawpha County stories ⓘ |
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