Cherry Valance
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Cherry Valance is a Soc girl in S. E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders" who serves as a bridge between the rival social groups, showing empathy and moral complexity beyond their gang divisions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cherry Valance canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6814127 — 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: Cherry Valance Context triple: [The Outsiders, mainCharacter, Cherry Valance]
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A.
Cherry Vann
Cherry Vann is a British Anglican bishop who serves as the Bishop of Monmouth in the Church in Wales and is known for being one of the first openly gay bishops in the Anglican Communion.
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B.
Cherry Darling
Cherry Darling is the iconic go-go dancer-turned-gun-legged heroine from Robert Rodriguez’s grindhouse zombie film "Planet Terror."
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C.
Cherry Starr
Cherry Starr is the widow of Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr and a longtime philanthropist known for her charitable and community work.
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D.
Violet Barnes
Violet Barnes is a central character in the romantic comedy film "The Five-Year Engagement," portrayed as an ambitious academic whose prolonged engagement tests her relationship and personal aspirations.
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E.
Violet Harmon
Violet Harmon is a troubled teenage girl and central figure in the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story, known for her dark, introspective personality and tragic storyline.
- 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: Cherry Valance Target entity description: Cherry Valance is a Soc girl in S. E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders" who serves as a bridge between the rival social groups, showing empathy and moral complexity beyond their gang divisions.
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A.
Cherry Vann
Cherry Vann is a British Anglican bishop who serves as the Bishop of Monmouth in the Church in Wales and is known for being one of the first openly gay bishops in the Anglican Communion.
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B.
Cherry Darling
Cherry Darling is the iconic go-go dancer-turned-gun-legged heroine from Robert Rodriguez’s grindhouse zombie film "Planet Terror."
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C.
Cherry Starr
Cherry Starr is the widow of Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr and a longtime philanthropist known for her charitable and community work.
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D.
Violet Barnes
Violet Barnes is a central character in the romantic comedy film "The Five-Year Engagement," portrayed as an ambitious academic whose prolonged engagement tests her relationship and personal aspirations.
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E.
Violet Harmon
Violet Harmon is a troubled teenage girl and central figure in the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story, known for her dark, introspective personality and tragic storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearance |
The Outsiders (1983 film)
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linked to:
The Outsiders
|
| affiliation | Socs ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Outsiders
ⓘ
linked to:
The Outsiders (novel)
|
| associatedWithGroup |
Greasers
ⓘ
Socs ⓘ |
| conflict | loyalty to Socs vs. sympathy for Greasers ⓘ |
| creator | S. E. Hinton ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Outsiders (1967 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Outsiders (novel)
|
| friendOf |
Johnny Cade
ⓘ
Marcia ⓘ Ponyboy Curtis ⓘ |
| fullName | Sherri Valance ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hairColor | red ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
class conflict
ⓘ
identity beyond social labels ⓘ |
| moralPosition |
critical of Socs’ cruelty
ⓘ
sympathetic to Greasers ⓘ |
| nickname | Cherry ⓘ |
| notableAction |
provides information to the Greasers before the rumble
ⓘ
talks with Ponyboy at the drive-in ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Diane Lane ⓘ |
| roleInStory | bridge between Greasers and Socs ⓘ |
| romanticInterestOf | Bob Sheldon ⓘ |
| setting |
Tulsa, Oklahoma (fictionalized)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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| showsTrait |
empathy
ⓘ
moral complexity ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cherry Valance Description of subject: Cherry Valance is a Soc girl in S. E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders" who serves as a bridge between the rival social groups, showing empathy and moral complexity beyond their gang divisions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.