Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding
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Frankie Addams in *The Member of the Wedding* is the lonely, imaginative 12-year-old Southern girl at the center of Carson McCullers’ coming-of-age story, struggling with identity, belonging, and the pains of adolescence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding Context triple: [Julie Harris, notableCharacterPortrayed, Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding]
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A.
Charley Waite
Charley Waite is the stoic, principled former gunslinger and cattleman portrayed by Kevin Costner in the Western film "Open Range."
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B.
Charley Dietz
Charley Dietz is a quirky, womanizing neighbor and close friend of the main family on the sitcom "Empty Nest," known for his comedic antics and laid-back charm.
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C.
Marian Paroo
Marian Paroo is the intelligent and skeptical town librarian and piano teacher who becomes the romantic lead in the classic American musical "The Music Man."
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D.
Winnie Foster
Winnie Foster is the young, sheltered girl in "Tuck Everlasting" whose encounter with the immortal Tuck family forces her to confront profound questions about life, death, and the meaning of eternity.
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E.
Charley Brewster
Charley Brewster is the teenage protagonist of the horror-comedy film "Fright Night" (2011), who discovers that his new neighbor is a vampire and must fight to protect his friends and family.
- 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: Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding Target entity description: Frankie Addams in *The Member of the Wedding* is the lonely, imaginative 12-year-old Southern girl at the center of Carson McCullers’ coming-of-age story, struggling with identity, belonging, and the pains of adolescence.
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A.
Charley Waite
Charley Waite is the stoic, principled former gunslinger and cattleman portrayed by Kevin Costner in the Western film "Open Range."
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B.
Charley Dietz
Charley Dietz is a quirky, womanizing neighbor and close friend of the main family on the sitcom "Empty Nest," known for his comedic antics and laid-back charm.
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C.
Marian Paroo
Marian Paroo is the intelligent and skeptical town librarian and piano teacher who becomes the romantic lead in the classic American musical "The Music Man."
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D.
Winnie Foster
Winnie Foster is the young, sheltered girl in "Tuck Everlasting" whose encounter with the immortal Tuck family forces her to confront profound questions about life, death, and the meaning of eternity.
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E.
Charley Brewster
Charley Brewster is the teenage protagonist of the horror-comedy film "Fright Night" (2011), who discovers that his new neighbor is a vampire and must fight to protect his friends and family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| age | 12 ⓘ |
| ageStage | adolescent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Member of the Wedding ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotif |
outsider status
ⓘ
transition from childhood to adulthood ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf | coming of age ⓘ |
| closeCompanion |
Berenice Sadie Brown
ⓘ
John Henry West ⓘ |
| createdBy | Carson McCullers ⓘ |
| desires |
to belong to her brother’s wedding
ⓘ
to escape her small town life ⓘ to redefine her identity ⓘ |
| familyName | Addams ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Member of the Wedding (novel, 1946)
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linked to:
The Member of the Wedding
|
| fullName | Frances Addams ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Berenice Sadie Brown
ⓘ
John Henry West ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Frankie’s father
ⓘ
Jarvis Addams ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Southern literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States literature
|
| literaryPeriod | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| livesIn |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
small Southern town ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | focal consciousness of the novel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
imaginative
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ lonely ⓘ rebellious ⓘ restless ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| relativeType |
Frankie’s father is a widower
ⓘ
Jarvis Addams is her older brother ⓘ
linked to:
Jarvis Addams
|
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Member of the Wedding ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
adolescence
ⓘ
belonging ⓘ identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the pains of adolescence
ⓘ
the search for belonging ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| undergoes |
disillusionment
ⓘ
emotional maturation ⓘ |
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Subject: Frankie Addams in The Member of the Wedding Description of subject: Frankie Addams in *The Member of the Wedding* is the lonely, imaginative 12-year-old Southern girl at the center of Carson McCullers’ coming-of-age story, struggling with identity, belonging, and the pains of adolescence.
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