His Family
E106963
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| His Family canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T901475 — 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: His Family Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, firstWinningWork, His Family]
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A.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a 17th-century stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, reflecting the manners and intrigues of Caroline-era London society.
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B.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
Daddy
"Daddy" is a powerful and controversial confessional poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of trauma, oppression, and the speaker’s fraught relationship with her father.
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D.
Four Daughters
Four Daughters is a 1938 American drama film best known for its ensemble cast and for helping solidify John Garfield’s rise to stardom in Hollywood.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- 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: His Family Target entity description: "His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
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A.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a 17th-century stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, reflecting the manners and intrigues of Caroline-era London society.
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B.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
Daddy
"Daddy" is a powerful and controversial confessional poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of trauma, oppression, and the speaker’s fraught relationship with her father.
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D.
Four Daughters
Four Daughters is a 1938 American drama film best known for its ensemble cast and for helping solidify John Garfield’s rise to stardom in Hollywood.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Poole ⓘ |
| awarded |
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
ⓘ
linked to:
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
|
| awardYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
immigrant life in New York City
ⓘ
tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ urban social problems ⓘ |
| focusesOn | struggles of a New York City family ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCriticalDiscussion |
analyzed for portrayal of gender and social reform
ⓘ
often studied in context of Pulitzer Prize history ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of the American family novel ⓘ |
| hasPart | story of Roger Gale and his three daughters ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed at time of publication ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
economic insecurity
ⓘ
family responsibility ⓘ modernization of New York City ⓘ women’s roles in society ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfAction |
World War I era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| isFictionalWorkAbout | a middle-class New York family ⓘ |
| isFollowedByInPrizeHistory | The Magnificent Ambersons as later Pulitzer winner ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American realism
ⓘ
linked to:
Realism
|
| mainCharacter | Roger Gale ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
family life ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ immigration ⓘ social change ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | early 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| portrays | changes in American society in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
|
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | His Family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: His Family Description of subject: "His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.