Charlie Gordon
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Charlie Gordon is the intellectually disabled man who undergoes experimental surgery to increase his intelligence in Daniel Keyes’s science fiction story "Flowers for Algernon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charlie Gordon canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2041781 — 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: Charlie Gordon Context triple: [Charly, mainCharacter, Charlie Gordon]
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A.
Christopher Gordon
Christopher Gordon is an Australian composer best known for his orchestral film scores, including his acclaimed work on "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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B.
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and crime films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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C.
Pierce Anderson
Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
Conrad Jarrett
Conrad Jarrett is the troubled teenage protagonist of Judith Guest’s novel and the film "Ordinary People," struggling with survivor’s guilt, depression, and family dysfunction after his brother’s death.
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E.
John Dawson
John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
- 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: Charlie Gordon Target entity description: Charlie Gordon is the intellectually disabled man who undergoes experimental surgery to increase his intelligence in Daniel Keyes’s science fiction story "Flowers for Algernon."
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A.
Christopher Gordon
Christopher Gordon is an Australian composer best known for his orchestral film scores, including his acclaimed work on "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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B.
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and crime films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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C.
Pierce Anderson
Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
Conrad Jarrett
Conrad Jarrett is the troubled teenage protagonist of Judith Guest’s novel and the film "Ordinary People," struggling with survivor’s guilt, depression, and family dysfunction after his brother’s death.
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E.
John Dawson
John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Flowers for Algernon ⓘ |
| appearsInVersion |
Flowers for Algernon (1959 short story)
ⓘ
linked to:
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon (1966 novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Flowers for Algernon
|
| associatedWith | mouse Algernon ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Algernon ⓘ |
| createdBy | Daniel Keyes ⓘ |
| formsBondWith | Algernon ⓘ |
| friendOf | Algernon ⓘ |
| genreContext |
psychological drama
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| goal | to increase his intelligence ⓘ |
| hasCondition | intellectual disability ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Alice Kinnian ⓘ |
| intelligenceLevel |
genius-level after surgery
ⓘ
low at beginning of story ⓘ returns to near-original level ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryRole | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrates | Flowers for Algernon ⓘ |
| narrationStyle | first-person ⓘ |
| nationality | American (in-story) ⓘ |
| occupation | bakery worker ⓘ |
| patientOf |
Dr. Strauss
ⓘ
Professor Nemur ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cliff Robertson ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptation |
Charly (1968 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Charly
|
| receives |
Rorschach test
ⓘ
maze tests similar to Algernon's ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City (in-story)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| studentOf | Alice Kinnian ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the human cost of pursuing intelligence at any price
ⓘ
the struggle for dignity and acceptance ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
ethics of human experimentation
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identity and self-worth ⓘ loneliness and isolation ⓘ treatment of people with disabilities ⓘ |
| undergoes |
dramatic intellectual growth
ⓘ
experimental brain surgery ⓘ subsequent intellectual decline ⓘ |
| worksAt | Donner's Bakery ⓘ |
| writes | progress reports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charlie Gordon Description of subject: Charlie Gordon is the intellectually disabled man who undergoes experimental surgery to increase his intelligence in Daniel Keyes’s science fiction story "Flowers for Algernon."
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.