The Pledge
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The Pledge is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of political persecution and ideological conflict in mid-20th-century America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pledge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8135425 — 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: The Pledge Context triple: [Howard Fast, notableWork, The Pledge]
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A.
The Pledge
The Pledge is a 2001 psychological crime drama film, based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s novel, that follows a retired detective obsessively pursuing the killer of a murdered child.
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B.
We Pledge
We Pledge is the English title of "Kassaman," the national anthem of Algeria, known for its themes of resistance and independence.
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C.
The Pact
The Pact is a bestselling novel by Jodi Picoult that explores the aftermath of a tragic teen suicide pact and the complex moral, legal, and emotional questions it raises for the families involved.
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D.
The Pact
The Pact is a 2012 supernatural horror film that follows a woman uncovering dark secrets in her childhood home after her sister mysteriously disappears.
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E.
A Promise Fulfilled
A Promise Fulfilled is a work whose title suggests a narrative centered on the realization or honoring of a significant commitment or vow.
- 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: The Pledge Target entity description: The Pledge is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of political persecution and ideological conflict in mid-20th-century America.
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A.
The Pledge
The Pledge is a 2001 psychological crime drama film, based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s novel, that follows a retired detective obsessively pursuing the killer of a murdered child.
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B.
We Pledge
We Pledge is the English title of "Kassaman," the national anthem of Algeria, known for its themes of resistance and independence.
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C.
The Pact
The Pact is a bestselling novel by Jodi Picoult that explores the aftermath of a tragic teen suicide pact and the complex moral, legal, and emotional questions it raises for the families involved.
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D.
The Pact
The Pact is a 2012 supernatural horror film that follows a woman uncovering dark secrets in her childhood home after her sister mysteriously disappears.
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E.
A Promise Fulfilled
A Promise Fulfilled is a work whose title suggests a narrative centered on the realization or honoring of a significant commitment or vow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
House Un-American Activities Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Scare in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
betrayal
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
Cold War anti-communism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McCarthyism in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American communism
ⓘ
civil liberties in the United States ⓘ loyalty oaths ⓘ political trials ⓘ |
| isAbout |
ideological conformity in American society
ⓘ
impact of political investigations on individuals ⓘ political repression in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historical novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
McCarthyism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-communism in the United States ⓘ ideological conflict ⓘ political persecution ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of McCarthy-era repression
ⓘ
portrayal of ideological conformity pressures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | Blue Heron Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | Cold War era ⓘ |
| workOf | Howard Fast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pledge Description of subject: The Pledge is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of political persecution and ideological conflict in mid-20th-century America.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.