Man of Straw
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Man of Straw is the English title of Heinrich Mann’s satirical novel "Der Untertan," which critiques authoritarianism and the submissive mentality in pre–World War I German society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Man of Straw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9462301 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Man of Straw Context triple: [Der Untertan, alsoKnownAs, Man of Straw]
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A.
The Troubled Man
The Troubled Man is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, featuring detective Kurt Wallander in a politically tinged mystery involving Cold War secrets and personal turmoil.
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B.
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow is a 1929 Laurel and Hardy short comedy film known for its prison-escape antics and slapstick humor.
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C.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
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D.
The Shaggy Man
The Shaggy Man is a kindly, eccentric wanderer from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, known for his unkempt appearance, magical love magnet, and loyal friendship with Dorothy and her companions.
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E.
There Was a Crooked Man
"There Was a Crooked Man" is a British comedy film featuring Norman Wisdom in one of his characteristic comic roles.
- 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: Man of Straw Target entity description: Man of Straw is the English title of Heinrich Mann’s satirical novel "Der Untertan," which critiques authoritarianism and the submissive mentality in pre–World War I German society.
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A.
The Troubled Man
The Troubled Man is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, featuring detective Kurt Wallander in a politically tinged mystery involving Cold War secrets and personal turmoil.
-
B.
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow is a 1929 Laurel and Hardy short comedy film known for its prison-escape antics and slapstick humor.
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C.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
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D.
The Shaggy Man
The Shaggy Man is a kindly, eccentric wanderer from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, known for his unkempt appearance, magical love magnet, and loyal friendship with Dorothy and her companions.
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E.
There Was a Crooked Man
"There Was a Crooked Man" is a British comedy film featuring Norman Wisdom in one of his characteristic comic roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Heinrich Mann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
authoritarian political culture
ⓘ
bourgeois opportunism ⓘ militarism ⓘ |
| depicts |
Wilhelmine middle class
ⓘ
cult of authority ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Diederich Heßling ⓘ |
| isEnglishTitleOf | Der Untertan ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | social critique ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
German realism
ⓘ
political literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Wilhelmine German society
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussian monarchy
authoritarianism ⓘ submissive mentality ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Untertan ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | pre–World War I ⓘ |
| settingPlace | German Empire ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conformism
ⓘ
nationalism in Germany ⓘ relationship between citizen and state ⓘ |
| workOf | Heinrich Mann ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Man of Straw Description of subject: Man of Straw is the English title of Heinrich Mann’s satirical novel "Der Untertan," which critiques authoritarianism and the submissive mentality in pre–World War I German society.
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