Doon Harrow
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Doon Harrow is a determined and resourceful boy in the novel "The City of Ember" who works to uncover the truth about his failing underground city and help save its inhabitants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doon Harrow canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13369824 — 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: Doon Harrow Context triple: [City of Ember, mainCharacter, Doon Harrow]
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A.
Hawkhead
Hawkhead is a railway station in Paisley, Scotland, serving the surrounding residential areas on the southwestern outskirts of Glasgow.
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B.
Harrowgate
Harrowgate is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its historic roots as an early industrial and residential area.
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C.
Hallerowo
Hallerowo is a district of the seaside town Władysławowo in northern Poland, known for its coastal location on the Baltic Sea.
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D.
Elfstone
Elfstone is an honorific name given to Aragorn, the Dúnedain ranger who becomes King Elessar in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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E.
Wraxall
Wraxall is a village in North Somerset, England, known for its rural character and proximity to the town of Nailsea.
- 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: Doon Harrow Target entity description: Doon Harrow is a determined and resourceful boy in the novel "The City of Ember" who works to uncover the truth about his failing underground city and help save its inhabitants.
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A.
Hawkhead
Hawkhead is a railway station in Paisley, Scotland, serving the surrounding residential areas on the southwestern outskirts of Glasgow.
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B.
Harrowgate
Harrowgate is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its historic roots as an early industrial and residential area.
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C.
Hallerowo
Hallerowo is a district of the seaside town Władysławowo in northern Poland, known for its coastal location on the Baltic Sea.
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D.
Elfstone
Elfstone is an honorific name given to Aragorn, the Dúnedain ranger who becomes King Elessar in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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E.
Wraxall
Wraxall is a village in North Somerset, England, known for its rural character and proximity to the town of Nailsea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | early teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The City of Ember
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Ember
|
| appearsInGenre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
young adult science fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Books of Ember ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ember’s generator
ⓘ
Instructions for leaving Ember ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
curious
ⓘ
determined ⓘ idealistic ⓘ resourceful ⓘ serious ⓘ |
| concern | failing infrastructure of Ember ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Jeanne DuPrau ⓘ |
| familyName | Harrow ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The City of Ember
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Ember
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Doon ⓘ |
| goal |
find a way out of Ember
ⓘ
save the city of Ember ⓘ uncover the truth about Ember ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Lina Mayfleet ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | good ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
mechanical aptitude
ⓘ
observation ⓘ problem solving ⓘ |
| helps | citizens of Ember ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesIn | Ember ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist ⓘ |
| occupation | Pipeworks laborer ⓘ |
| opposes | corruption in Ember’s leadership ⓘ |
| partOf | The City of Ember narrative ⓘ |
| residenceType | underground city ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | underground world of Ember ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
coming of age
ⓘ
hope in darkness ⓘ resistance to authoritarian control ⓘ |
| worksIn | Pipeworks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doon Harrow Description of subject: Doon Harrow is a determined and resourceful boy in the novel "The City of Ember" who works to uncover the truth about his failing underground city and help save its inhabitants.
Referenced by (4)
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