Absolution
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"Absolution" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of guilt, identity, and spiritual crisis in the life of a young boy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Absolution canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4026001 — 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: Absolution Context triple: [All the Sad Young Men, containsWork, Absolution]
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A.
The Two Souls
The Two Souls is a volume of Maxim Gorky’s multi-part novel "The Life of Klim Samgin," continuing the psychological and social chronicle of its intellectual protagonist amid the upheavals of early 20th-century Russia.
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B.
Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
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C.
The Evil Within
The Evil Within is a survival horror video game directed by Shinji Mikami that follows detective Sebastian Castellanos as he confronts grotesque creatures and psychological terrors within a nightmarish, shifting reality.
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D.
Chastisement
"Chastisement" is a politically charged spoken-word and jazz-influenced album by The Last Poets, known for its militant commentary on race, oppression, and social justice.
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E.
The Trespasser
The Trespasser is an early novel by D. H. Lawrence that explores intense emotional and romantic turmoil against a backdrop of social constraint.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Absolution Target entity description: "Absolution" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of guilt, identity, and spiritual crisis in the life of a young boy.
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A.
The Two Souls
The Two Souls is a volume of Maxim Gorky’s multi-part novel "The Life of Klim Samgin," continuing the psychological and social chronicle of its intellectual protagonist amid the upheavals of early 20th-century Russia.
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B.
Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
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C.
The Evil Within
The Evil Within is a survival horror video game directed by Shinji Mikami that follows detective Sebastian Castellanos as he confronts grotesque creatures and psychological terrors within a nightmarish, shifting reality.
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D.
Chastisement
"Chastisement" is a politically charged spoken-word and jazz-influenced album by The Last Poets, known for its militant commentary on race, oppression, and social justice.
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E.
The Trespasser
The Trespasser is an early novel by D. H. Lawrence that explores intense emotional and romantic turmoil against a backdrop of social constraint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| explores |
Catholicism
ⓘ
childhood trauma ⓘ conflict between imagination and reality ⓘ fear of damnation ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ parental expectations ⓘ religious anxiety ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The American Mercury ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Father Schwartz
ⓘ
Rudolph Miller's father ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
consequences of rigid religious upbringing
ⓘ
psychological burden of sin ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
clash between inner life and external authority
ⓘ
formation of self-identity ⓘ religious confession ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | All the Sad Young Men ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rudolph Miller ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
identity ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Catholic confession and absolution
ⓘ
psychological depth of a child protagonist ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | Fitzgerald's middle period ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | young boy ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstPublication |
The American Mercury magazine
ⓘ
linked to:
The American Mercury
|
| relatedWork | The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| relationType | early version of elements later used in The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| setting | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | single, continuous narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
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Subject: Absolution Description of subject: "Absolution" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of guilt, identity, and spiritual crisis in the life of a young boy.
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