Susan
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Susan is one of the central figures in Virginia Woolf’s novel "The Waves," characterized by her deep connection to nature, domestic life, and intense emotional interiority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Susan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11776534 — 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: Susan Context triple: [The Waves, mainCharacter, Susan]
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Susan
Susan is the birth name of American actress Sigourney Weaver, renowned for her iconic roles in science fiction and horror films such as the Alien franchise.
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Susan
Susan is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "lily" that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
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Susan
Susan is the given name of American actress ZaSu Pitts, a prominent comedic and dramatic film star of the silent and early sound eras.
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Susan
Susan is the full given name of English actress Sue Johnston, known for her roles in British television dramas and comedies.
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Susan
Susan is a central female character in the 1971 film "Carnal Knowledge," representing one of the key romantic relationships that shape the protagonists’ emotional lives.
- 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: Susan Target entity description: Susan is one of the central figures in Virginia Woolf’s novel "The Waves," characterized by her deep connection to nature, domestic life, and intense emotional interiority.
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Susan
Susan is one of the central child protagonists in Alan Garner’s fantasy novel "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen," who becomes embroiled in a magical struggle in rural Cheshire.
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Susan
Susan is the given name of the American writer, filmmaker, and political activist Susan Sontag, renowned for her influential essays on culture and aesthetics.
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Susan
Susan is a central female character in the 1971 film "Carnal Knowledge," representing one of the key romantic relationships that shape the protagonists’ emotional lives.
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Susan
Susan is the given name of Susan B. Anthony, a leading American social reformer and key figure in the women’s suffrage movement.
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Susan
Susan is the given name of American actress Susan Kelechi Watson, known for her role as Beth Pearson on the television series "This Is Us."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Character in a novel
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Fictional character ⓘ Literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm |
Interior monologue
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Soliloquy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Domestic life
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Family life ⓘ Motherhood ⓘ Rural life ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | Intense emotional interiority ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Bernard
NERFINISHED
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Jinny NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Virginia Woolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnectionTo | Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFirstPublicationContext | The Waves (1931 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | Female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Susan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
Embodies emotional intensity in The Waves
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Provides perspective on domestic and rural life ⓘ |
| hasNationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
Emotionally sensitive
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Intense ⓘ Introverted ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo |
Bernard (friend)
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Jinny (friend) ⓘ Louis (friend) ⓘ Neville (friend) ⓘ Rhoda (friend) ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Nature and domesticity ⓘ |
| isAnalyzedIn |
Feminist literary criticism
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Modernist studies ⓘ |
| isCentralCharacterIn | The Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfGroup | Six main characters in The Waves ⓘ |
| livesIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
Attachment to place
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Domestic ideal ⓘ Traditional femininity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Susan Description of subject: Susan is one of the central figures in Virginia Woolf’s novel "The Waves," characterized by her deep connection to nature, domestic life, and intense emotional interiority.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.