Tom Joad
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Tom Joad is the central, morally driven migrant worker in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing social justice and the struggles of the American Dust Bowl era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Joad canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T455586 — 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: Tom Joad Context triple: [The Grapes of Wrath, mainCharacter, Tom Joad]
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A.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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B.
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe is a colloquial nickname for Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator who led the USSR through World War II and oversaw widespread political repression.
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C.
Roscoe C. Filburn
Roscoe C. Filburn was an Ohio farmer best known as the respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Wickard v. Filburn, which significantly expanded the federal government’s power under the Commerce Clause.
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D.
Aunt Eller
Aunt Eller is a plainspoken, good-humored farm matriarch who serves as a stabilizing, wisecracking presence in the musical "Oklahoma!".
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E.
Curly McLain
Curly McLain is the charming cowboy protagonist of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!"
- 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: Tom Joad Target entity description: Tom Joad is the central, morally driven migrant worker in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing social justice and the struggles of the American Dust Bowl era.
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A.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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B.
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe is a colloquial nickname for Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator who led the USSR through World War II and oversaw widespread political repression.
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C.
Roscoe C. Filburn
Roscoe C. Filburn was an Ohio farmer best known as the respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Wickard v. Filburn, which significantly expanded the federal government’s power under the Commerce Clause.
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D.
Aunt Eller
Aunt Eller is a plainspoken, good-humored farm matriarch who serves as a stabilizing, wisecracking presence in the musical "Oklahoma!".
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E.
Curly McLain
Curly McLain is the charming cowboy protagonist of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!"
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | protest novel ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
displacement
ⓘ
family ⓘ injustice ⓘ labor rights ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| basedInEvent | Dust Bowl ⓘ |
| basedInPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | grows from individual focus to collective consciousness ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| familyName | Joad ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ |
| fullName | Tom Joad self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | social realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Grapes of Wrath
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surface form:
The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film)
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| hasFamilyMember |
Jim Casy
ⓘ
Ma Joad ⓘ Pa Joad ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Al Joad
ⓘ
Rose of Sharon Joad ⓘ Ruthie Joad ⓘ Winfield Joad ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
|
| literaryRole |
central character
ⓘ
moral center of the novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | social justice oriented ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there ⓘ |
| occupation | migrant worker ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Henry Fonda ⓘ |
| setting |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Oklahoma ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
collective responsibility
ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ social justice ⓘ struggle of migrant workers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Joad Description of subject: Tom Joad is the central, morally driven migrant worker in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath," symbolizing social justice and the struggles of the American Dust Bowl era.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.