Up in Michigan
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"Up in Michigan" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that portrays the quiet tensions and emotional undercurrents of small-town life in early 20th-century northern Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Up in Michigan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10788066 — 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: Up in Michigan Context triple: [Horton Bay, Michigan, United States, literarySettingOf, Up in Michigan]
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A.
Strange, Michigan
Strange, Michigan is a small unincorporated community located within Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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B.
My Michigan
"My Michigan" is the official state song of Michigan, traditionally performed at ceremonial events and celebrations related to the state.
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C.
Downriver Detroit
Downriver Detroit is a suburban industrial and residential region south of Detroit along the Detroit River, encompassing several working-class communities.
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D.
Hail! Hail! to Michigan
"Hail! Hail! to Michigan" is a famous chorus line from the University of Michigan's fight song "The Victors," often sung and chanted by fans at sporting events.
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E.
Detroit Girl
"Detroit Girl" is a song by Ray Ray, likely reflecting themes or stories connected to the city of Detroit.
- 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: Up in Michigan Target entity description: "Up in Michigan" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that portrays the quiet tensions and emotional undercurrents of small-town life in early 20th-century northern Michigan.
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A.
Strange, Michigan
Strange, Michigan is a small unincorporated community located within Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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B.
My Michigan
"My Michigan" is the official state song of Michigan, traditionally performed at ceremonial events and celebrations related to the state.
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C.
Downriver Detroit
Downriver Detroit is a suburban industrial and residential region south of Detroit along the Detroit River, encompassing several working-class communities.
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D.
Hail! Hail! to Michigan
"Hail! Hail! to Michigan" is a famous chorus line from the University of Michigan's fight song "The Victors," often sung and chanted by fans at sporting events.
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E.
Detroit Girl
"Detroit Girl" is a song by Ray Ray, likely reflecting themes or stories connected to the city of Detroit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
alcohol use
ⓘ
non-consensual sexual encounter ⓘ rural working-class community ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublicationPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Three Stories and Ten Poems ⓘ |
| firstPublisher |
Contact Publishing Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Contact Publishing
|
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorStyleFeature |
iceberg theory
ⓘ
minimalist prose ⓘ understated emotion ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Jim Gilmore is a blacksmith
ⓘ
Liz Coates is a young waitress ⓘ |
| hasContentAdvisory |
problematic gender dynamics
ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReceptionAspect |
discussed in feminist literary criticism
ⓘ
noted for emotional understatement ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance |
early example of Hemingway’s short fiction
ⓘ
illustrates Hemingway’s emerging minimalist style ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTone |
restrained
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterCollectedIn |
The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories
ⓘ
The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jim Gilmore
ⓘ
Liz Coates ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | Hemingway’s early Paris period ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publisherTypeOfFirstEdition | small press ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingLocation |
northern Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Michigan
|
| settingRegion | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
ⓘ
emotional repression ⓘ gender roles ⓘ power imbalance ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Up in Michigan Description of subject: "Up in Michigan" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that portrays the quiet tensions and emotional undercurrents of small-town life in early 20th-century northern Michigan.
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