Addie Bundren
E375591
Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Addie Bundren canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3632750 — 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: Addie Bundren Context triple: [As I Lay Dying, mainCharacter, Addie Bundren]
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A.
Hazel Motes
Hazel Motes is the tormented, anti-religious preacher at the center of Flannery O’Connor’s novel "Wise Blood," known for founding the nihilistic Church Without Christ.
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B.
Mr. Jason Compson III
Mr. Jason Compson III is a bitter, cynical, and financially obsessed member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying the decay and moral corruption of the Southern aristocracy.
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C.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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D.
Caddy Compson
Caddy Compson is a central, elusive figure in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose troubled life and moral transgressions profoundly shape the fate and inner turmoil of the Compson family.
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E.
Jack Gladney
Jack Gladney is the middle-aged, anxiety-ridden professor who founded the academic field of Hitler studies and narrates Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise."
- 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: Addie Bundren Target entity description: Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
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A.
Hazel Motes
Hazel Motes is the tormented, anti-religious preacher at the center of Flannery O’Connor’s novel "Wise Blood," known for founding the nihilistic Church Without Christ.
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B.
Mr. Jason Compson III
Mr. Jason Compson III is a bitter, cynical, and financially obsessed member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying the decay and moral corruption of the Southern aristocracy.
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C.
Frank Gumm
Frank Gumm was an American vaudeville performer and theater owner best known as the father of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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D.
Caddy Compson
Caddy Compson is a central, elusive figure in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose troubled life and moral transgressions profoundly shape the fate and inner turmoil of the Compson family.
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E.
Jack Gladney
Jack Gladney is the middle-aged, anxiety-ridden professor who founded the academic field of Hitler studies and narrates Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | As I Lay Dying ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
death
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family dysfunction ⓘ identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ motherhood ⓘ religion and hypocrisy ⓘ suffering ⓘ the inadequacy of language ⓘ |
| causeOfJourney | desire to be buried in Jefferson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally distant
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introspective ⓘ resentful of her marriage ⓘ skeptical of words and language ⓘ |
| child |
Cash Bundren
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Darl Bundren ⓘ Dewey Dell Bundren ⓘ Jewel Bundren ⓘ Vardaman Bundren ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement | funeral journey to Jefferson ⓘ |
| familyName | Bundren ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | As I Lay Dying ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Southern Gothic
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Addie ⓘ |
| hasChapterFromViewpoint | one interior monologue section in As I Lay Dying ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodiment of Faulkner’s critique of language and social conventions ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for the plot
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central character ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | matriarch of the Bundren family ⓘ |
| relationshipWithAnse | loveless marriage ⓘ |
| relationshipWithJewel | favored child ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | rural Mississippi ⓘ |
| spouse | Anse Bundren ⓘ |
| statusAtBeginningOfNovel | dying ⓘ |
| statusForMostOfNovel | deceased ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
center of the Bundren family’s disintegration
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symbol of suffering and endurance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century American South ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Addie Bundren Description of subject: Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
Referenced by (12)
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