Tribulation Periwinkle
E409225
Tribulation Periwinkle is the witty, observant nurse narrator and alter ego of Louisa May Alcott in her Civil War memoir "Hospital Sketches."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tribulation Periwinkle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4026083 — 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: Tribulation Periwinkle Context triple: [Hospital Sketches, featuresCharacter, Tribulation Periwinkle]
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A.
Lesser periwinkle
Lesser periwinkle is a low-growing evergreen flowering plant often used as ornamental groundcover and recognized in Scottish heraldry as a clan plant badge.
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B.
Solomon's Seal
Solomon's Seal is a legendary symbol associated with King Solomon, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram believed to grant power over spirits and demons in various religious and occult traditions.
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C.
Hyacinth
Hyacinth is a given name of Greek origin, historically associated with mythological and floral imagery and used for people of any gender.
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D.
Bellflower
Bellflower is a suburban city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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E.
Touchardia
Touchardia is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to Hawaii and known for its shrubby, nettle-like species.
- 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: Tribulation Periwinkle Target entity description: Tribulation Periwinkle is the witty, observant nurse narrator and alter ego of Louisa May Alcott in her Civil War memoir "Hospital Sketches."
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A.
Lesser periwinkle
Lesser periwinkle is a low-growing evergreen flowering plant often used as ornamental groundcover and recognized in Scottish heraldry as a clan plant badge.
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B.
Solomon's Seal
Solomon's Seal is a legendary symbol associated with King Solomon, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram believed to grant power over spirits and demons in various religious and occult traditions.
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C.
Hyacinth
Hyacinth is a given name of Greek origin, historically associated with mythological and floral imagery and used for people of any gender.
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D.
Bellflower
Bellflower is a suburban city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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E.
Touchardia
Touchardia is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to Hawaii and known for its shrubby, nettle-like species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary narrator ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hospital Sketches
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linked to:
"Hospital Sketches"
|
| associatedWithTheme |
compassion and service
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ war and suffering ⓘ women’s work in wartime ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
observant
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| createdInContextOf | American Civil War literature ⓘ |
| describes |
Civil War conditions
ⓘ
hospital life ⓘ wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| genderInText | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | Civil War memoir ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| isAlterEgoOf | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | semi-autobiographical stand-in for the author ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | American ⓘ |
| occupation | nurse ⓘ |
| role | narrator ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
American Civil War
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Union military hospital ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
realistic ⓘ sentimental ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tribulation Periwinkle Description of subject: Tribulation Periwinkle is the witty, observant nurse narrator and alter ego of Louisa May Alcott in her Civil War memoir "Hospital Sketches."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.