The Pearl
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The Pearl is a novella by John Steinbeck that explores themes of greed, social inequality, and the corrupting influence of wealth through the story of a poor pearl diver who discovers an extraordinary pearl.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pearl canonical | 8 |
| Kino throws the pearl back into the sea | 1 |
| La perla | 1 |
| The Pearl (1947 novella) | 1 |
| The pearl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T763826 — 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 Pearl Context triple: [John Steinbeck, notableWork, The Pearl]
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A.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
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B.
Pearl of the West
Pearl of the West is a celebrated nickname for Guadalajara, highlighting its cultural richness, historical significance, and beauty in western Mexico.
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C.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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D.
La Pluviosilla
La Pluviosilla is the rainy, cloud-covered Mexican city officially known as Orizaba, located in the mountainous region of Veracruz.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- 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 Pearl Target entity description: The Pearl is a novella by John Steinbeck that explores themes of greed, social inequality, and the corrupting influence of wealth through the story of a poor pearl diver who discovers an extraordinary pearl.
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A.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
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B.
Pearl of the West
Pearl of the West is a celebrated nickname for Guadalajara, highlighting its cultural richness, historical significance, and beauty in western Mexico.
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C.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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D.
La Pluviosilla
La Pluviosilla is the rainy, cloud-covered Mexican city officially known as Orizaba, located in the mountainous region of Veracruz.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novella ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | film ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mexican folktale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmAdaptationDirector | Emilio Fernández ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle |
The Pearl
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
La perla
|
| filmAdaptationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | José Clemente Orozco ⓘ |
| includedIn | American school curricula ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780140177374 ⓘ |
| keyPlotElement |
Kino and his family are persecuted because of the pearl
ⓘ
Kino attempts to sell the pearl in town ⓘ Kino discovers an enormous pearl ⓘ The Pearl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
novella
ⓘ
parable ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Coyotito
ⓘ
Juana ⓘ Kino ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of greed and social injustice
ⓘ
simple, parable-like narrative style ⓘ |
| openingEvent | Coyotito is stung by a scorpion ⓘ |
| protagonist | Kino ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| setInCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| symbol |
the canoe
ⓘ
the doctor ⓘ the pearl ⓘ the scorpion ⓘ |
| symbolismOfCanoe | tradition and livelihood ⓘ |
| symbolismOfDoctor | colonial exploitation ⓘ |
| symbolismOfPearl | wealth and its corrupting power ⓘ |
| symbolismOfScorpion | evil and danger ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial oppression
ⓘ
corrupting influence of wealth ⓘ family ⓘ fate ⓘ good and evil ⓘ greed ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea
this entity surface form:
La perla
subject surface form:
John Steinbeck
this entity surface form:
The pearl
this entity surface form:
The Pearl (1947 novella)