Dewey Dell Bundren
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Dewey Dell Bundren is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, a young, pregnant daughter in the Bundren family whose inner turmoil and limited agency highlight themes of isolation, gender, and desperation in the rural American South.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dewey Dell Bundren canonical | 10 |
| Dewey Dell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3632755 — 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: Dewey Dell Bundren Context triple: [As I Lay Dying, mainCharacter, Dewey Dell Bundren]
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A.
Jewel Bundren
Jewel Bundren is a fiercely independent and emotionally intense son in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying," known for his deep attachment to his mother and his volatile, often isolated nature.
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B.
Addie Bundren
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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C.
Darl Bundren
Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
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D.
Anse Bundren
Anse Bundren is the indolent, self-absorbed patriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying."
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E.
Aunt Eller
Aunt Eller is a plainspoken, good-humored farm matriarch who serves as a stabilizing, wisecracking presence in the musical "Oklahoma!".
- 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: Dewey Dell Bundren Target entity description: Dewey Dell Bundren is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, a young, pregnant daughter in the Bundren family whose inner turmoil and limited agency highlight themes of isolation, gender, and desperation in the rural American South.
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A.
Jewel Bundren
Jewel Bundren is a fiercely independent and emotionally intense son in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying," known for his deep attachment to his mother and his volatile, often isolated nature.
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B.
Addie Bundren
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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C.
Darl Bundren
Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
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D.
Anse Bundren
Anse Bundren is the indolent, self-absorbed patriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying."
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E.
Aunt Eller
Aunt Eller is a plainspoken, good-humored farm matriarch who serves as a stabilizing, wisecracking presence in the musical "Oklahoma!".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | As I Lay Dying ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rural American South ⓘ |
| childOf |
Addie Bundren
ⓘ
Anse Bundren ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| emotionallyCharacterizedAs |
anxious
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fearful ⓘ resentful ⓘ |
| familyName | Bundren ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | As I Lay Dying ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | As I Lay Dying (1930) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Dewey Dell
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linked to:
Dewey Dell Bundren
|
| journeyParticipation | travels to Jefferson to bury her mother ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bundren family ⓘ |
| motivation | to obtain an abortion ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
viewpoint character ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| pregnancyStatus | pregnant ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith ⓘ |
| relationshipToMother | mourns Addie Bundren’s death ⓘ |
| setting | rural Mississippi ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Cash Bundren
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Darl Bundren ⓘ Jewel Bundren ⓘ Vardaman Bundren ⓘ |
| socialPosition | poor white farmer’s daughter ⓘ |
| symbolicallyRepresents |
female suffering in patriarchal society
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the consequences of sexual ignorance ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
desperation
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gender roles ⓘ isolation ⓘ lack of agency ⓘ poverty ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Southern Gothic
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modernist novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dewey Dell Bundren Description of subject: Dewey Dell Bundren is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, a young, pregnant daughter in the Bundren family whose inner turmoil and limited agency highlight themes of isolation, gender, and desperation in the rural American South.
Referenced by (11)
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linked to: Dewey Dell Bundren