Jem
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Jem is a science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that explores political conflict and environmental collapse through the colonization of an alien planet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10486056 — 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: Jem Context triple: [Frederik Pohl, notableWork, Jem]
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A.
Jem
Jem is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name James.
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B.
Scout
Scout is the given name of American actress Scout Taylor-Compton, known for her roles in horror films including the "Halloween" remake series.
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C.
Jemmy
Jemmy was an enslaved African man in colonial South Carolina who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
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D.
Jem Finch
Jem Finch is a central character in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," the older brother of Scout who matures as he confronts racism and injustice in his Southern town.
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E.
Scout Willis
Scout Willis is an American actress, musician, and the daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jem Target entity description: Jem is a science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that explores political conflict and environmental collapse through the colonization of an alien planet.
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A.
Jem
Jem is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name James.
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B.
Scout
Scout is the given name of American actress Scout Taylor-Compton, known for her roles in horror films including the "Halloween" remake series.
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C.
Jemmy
Jemmy was an enslaved African man in colonial South Carolina who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
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D.
Jem Finch
Jem Finch is a central character in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," the older brother of Scout who matures as he confronts racism and injustice in his Southern town.
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E.
Scout Willis
Scout Willis is an American actress, musician, and the daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | National Book Award nomination for Science Fiction (1980) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Cold War allegory
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colonization of alien worlds ⓘ diplomacy and negotiation ⓘ ecological exploitation ⓘ environmental collapse ⓘ imperialism ⓘ militarism ⓘ political conflict ⓘ resource competition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Paul Lehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
consequences of environmental degradation
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economic competition for off-world resources ⓘ ethics of colonization ⓘ geopolitics projected into space colonization ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| format | novel ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlienSpecies |
Brodie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krim NERFINISHED ⓘ Pneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Atha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyla NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrTagline | The Making of a Utopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approx. 312 ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780312707060 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
interaction with indigenous alien species
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interplay of rival human blocs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of fragmented Earth political blocs
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integration of ecological themes into space opera framework ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| partOf | Frederik Pohl bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | St. Martin's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alien planet Jem NERFINISHED ⓘ future ⓘ |
| subgenre |
environmental fiction
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political science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-resource-crisis future ⓘ |
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Instruction
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