Alma (short story character)
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Alma (short story character) is the fictional woman from Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain,” later adapted into the film, who is married to Ennis Del Mar and becomes a key figure in revealing the emotional and social tensions surrounding his secret relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alma (short story character) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9970539 — 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: Alma (short story character) Context triple: [Alma Beers Del Mar, basedOn, Alma (short story character)]
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A.
Alma
Alma is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "nourishing" or "kind," used in various cultures around the world.
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B.
Alma
Alma is a historic British Army battle honour commemorating the Battle of the Alma in the Crimean War.
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C.
Alma
Alma is a small industrial and service city in Quebec, Canada, located in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region and known for its aluminum production and proximity to Lac Saint-Jean.
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D.
Alma
Alma is a historic wooden scow schooner preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco, representing the city’s 19th- and early 20th-century maritime commerce.
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E.
Alma Dray
Alma Dray is a French Interpol agent and key investigator in the heist thriller film "Now You See Me."
- 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: Alma (short story character) Target entity description: Alma (short story character) is the fictional woman from Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain,” later adapted into the film, who is married to Ennis Del Mar and becomes a key figure in revealing the emotional and social tensions surrounding his secret relationship.
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A.
Alma
Alma is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "nourishing" or "kind," used in various cultures around the world.
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B.
Alma
Alma is a historic British Army battle honour commemorating the Battle of the Alma in the Crimean War.
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C.
Alma
Alma is a small industrial and service city in Quebec, Canada, located in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region and known for its aluminum production and proximity to Lac Saint-Jean.
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D.
Alma
Alma is a historic wooden scow schooner preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco, representing the city’s 19th- and early 20th-century maritime commerce.
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E.
Alma Dray
Alma Dray is a French Interpol agent and key investigator in the heist thriller film "Now You See Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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short story character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Alma Beers Del Mar (film character in Brokeback Mountain)
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linked to:
Alma Beers Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain
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| appearsIn | Brokeback Mountain (short story) ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Annie Proulx ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
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wife of Ennis Del Mar ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Brokeback Mountain (short story, 1997)
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linked to:
Brokeback Mountain
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | literature ⓘ |
| name | Alma ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
reveals emotional tensions in Ennis Del Mar’s life
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reveals social tensions surrounding Ennis Del Mar’s secret relationship ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brokeback Mountain (fictional universe)
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linked to:
Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming
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| roleInWork | major supporting character in Brokeback Mountain (short story) ⓘ |
| spouse | Ennis Del Mar ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
heterosexual marriage under strain
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marital conflict ⓘ social consequences of concealed sexuality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alma (short story character) Description of subject: Alma (short story character) is the fictional woman from Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain,” later adapted into the film, who is married to Ennis Del Mar and becomes a key figure in revealing the emotional and social tensions surrounding his secret relationship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Alma Beers Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain