Clara Bowden
E631809
Clara Bowden is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," portrayed as a beautiful, free-spirited Jamaican woman whose complex marriage and personal history explore themes of identity, immigration, and cultural clash in contemporary London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clara Bowden canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6920703 — 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: Clara Bowden Context triple: [White Teeth, character, Clara Bowden]
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A.
Clare Mallory
Clare Mallory is a child of the famed British mountaineer George Mallory, who disappeared during an attempt to summit Mount Everest in 1924.
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B.
Clair Popkin
Clair Popkin is a cinematographer best known for his work on the acclaimed rock-climbing documentary film "Free Solo."
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C.
Claire Carleton
Claire Carleton was an American actress known for her supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including the 1956 horror movie "The Black Sleep."
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D.
Claire de Loone
Claire de Loone is a prim, intellectual anthropologist and one of the three main female leads in the classic Broadway musical "On the Town."
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E.
Molly Blane
Molly Blane is a key member of the covert military team in the television series "The Unit," known for her resilience and role within the soldiers’ family network.
- 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: Clara Bowden Target entity description: Clara Bowden is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," portrayed as a beautiful, free-spirited Jamaican woman whose complex marriage and personal history explore themes of identity, immigration, and cultural clash in contemporary London.
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A.
Clare Mallory
Clare Mallory is a child of the famed British mountaineer George Mallory, who disappeared during an attempt to summit Mount Everest in 1924.
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B.
Clair Popkin
Clair Popkin is a cinematographer best known for his work on the acclaimed rock-climbing documentary film "Free Solo."
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C.
Claire Carleton
Claire Carleton was an American actress known for her supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including the 1956 horror movie "The Black Sleep."
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D.
Claire de Loone
Claire de Loone is a prim, intellectual anthropologist and one of the three main female leads in the classic Broadway musical "On the Town."
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E.
Molly Blane
Molly Blane is a key member of the covert military team in the television series "The Unit," known for her resilience and role within the soldiers’ family network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | White Teeth ⓘ |
| createdBy | Zadie Smith ⓘ |
| experiences |
cultural displacement
ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ religious conflict with her mother ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | White Teeth ⓘ |
| hasChild | Irie Jones ⓘ |
| hasCulturalBackground | Jamaican diaspora in Britain ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Clara ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Jamaican ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Hortense Bowden
ⓘ
Ryan Topps ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
beautiful
ⓘ
free-spirited ⓘ nonconformist ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Archie Jones
ⓘ
Hortense Bowden ⓘ Irie Jones ⓘ Ryan Topps ⓘ |
| hasReligiousUpbringing |
Jehovah’s Witness
ⓘ
linked to:
JehovahsWitnesses
|
| hasResidence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| hasSpouse | Archie Jones ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Bowden ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
cultural clash
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ interracial marriage ⓘ multiculturalism ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ second-generation immigrant experience ⓘ |
| isDepictedAs |
caught between cultures
ⓘ
physically attractive ⓘ searching for personal identity ⓘ |
| isPartOf | White Teeth characters ⓘ |
| isSetInWorkContext | late 20th-century London ⓘ |
| languageContext | English literature ⓘ |
| livesIn | contemporary London ⓘ |
| marriageCharacterization |
complex
ⓘ
interracial ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist group member ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clara Bowden Description of subject: Clara Bowden is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," portrayed as a beautiful, free-spirited Jamaican woman whose complex marriage and personal history explore themes of identity, immigration, and cultural clash in contemporary London.
Referenced by (4)
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