Adèle Ratignolle
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Adèle Ratignolle is a devoted wife and mother in Kate Chopin’s novel "The Awakening," serving as the embodiment of idealized Creole womanhood and a foil to the more independent-minded protagonist, Edna Pontellier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adèle Ratignolle canonical | 3 |
| Adele Ratignolle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3249641 — 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: Adèle Ratignolle Context triple: [The Awakening, character, Adèle Ratignolle]
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A.
Marguerite Courtot
Marguerite Courtot was an American silent film actress known for her work in early 20th-century cinema, particularly in serials and adventure films.
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B.
Fantine
Fantine is a tragic young mother in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, whose descent into poverty and sacrifice for her child embodies the novel’s social injustice and emotional core.
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C.
Marthe
Marthe is a feminine given name, commonly used in French and other European languages, that is a variant of the name Martha.
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D.
Louise Tracy
Louise Tracy is the daughter of acclaimed American actor Spencer Tracy.
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E.
Marthe Keller
Marthe Keller is a Swiss actress and former opera director known for her international film career, including prominent roles in 1970s Hollywood thrillers and European cinema.
- 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: Adèle Ratignolle Target entity description: Adèle Ratignolle is a devoted wife and mother in Kate Chopin’s novel "The Awakening," serving as the embodiment of idealized Creole womanhood and a foil to the more independent-minded protagonist, Edna Pontellier.
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A.
Marguerite Courtot
Marguerite Courtot was an American silent film actress known for her work in early 20th-century cinema, particularly in serials and adventure films.
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B.
Fantine
Fantine is a tragic young mother in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, whose descent into poverty and sacrifice for her child embodies the novel’s social injustice and emotional core.
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C.
Marthe
Marthe is a feminine given name, commonly used in French and other European languages, that is a variant of the name Martha.
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D.
Louise Tracy
Louise Tracy is the daughter of acclaimed American actor Spencer Tracy.
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E.
Marthe Keller
Marthe Keller is a Swiss actress and former opera director known for her international film career, including prominent roles in 1970s Hollywood thrillers and European cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| advises | Edna Pontellier ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Awakening ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
gender roles
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marriage ⓘ motherhood ⓘ social expectations ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
affectionate
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conventional ⓘ devoted to her children ⓘ devoted to her husband ⓘ domestic ⓘ maternal ⓘ pious ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Edna Pontellier ⓘ |
| creator | Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Creole ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Awakening ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Awakening (1899)
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linked to:
The Awakening
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| friendOf | Edna Pontellier ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American realism ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to embody the socially sanctioned feminine ideal
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to highlight Edna Pontellier’s nonconformity ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene | childbirth scene near the end of The Awakening ⓘ |
| occupation |
mother
ⓘ
wife ⓘ |
| requests | that Edna think of the children ⓘ |
| residence | New Orleans ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
embodiment of idealized Creole womanhood
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foil to Edna Pontellier ⓘ model of the Victorian ideal of womanhood ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Grand Isle
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linked to:
Grand Isle, Louisiana
New Orleans Creole society ⓘ
linked to:
Creole people
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| socialRole | “mother-woman” ⓘ |
| spouse | Monsieur Ratignolle ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
domestic ideal
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social conformity ⓘ traditional femininity ⓘ |
| warns |
Edna Pontellier about the consequences of her behavior
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linked to:
Edna Pontellier
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adèle Ratignolle Description of subject: Adèle Ratignolle is a devoted wife and mother in Kate Chopin’s novel "The Awakening," serving as the embodiment of idealized Creole womanhood and a foil to the more independent-minded protagonist, Edna Pontellier.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Adèle Ratignolle