Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master"
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"Farewell to the Master" is a 1940 science fiction short story by Harry Bates that inspired the classic alien-visitation film The Day the Earth Stood Still.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5224476 — 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: Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master" Context triple: [The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film), basedOn, Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master"]
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A.
short story "The Sentinel"
"The Sentinel" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity's encounter with an ancient alien artifact on the Moon, later serving as a key inspiration for the film and novel 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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B.
Ray Bradbury's earlier short story "Black Ferris"
"Black Ferris" is an early Ray Bradbury short story that introduces the sinister carnival imagery and themes of temptation and lost youth that he later expanded into his novel *Something Wicked This Way Comes*.
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C.
short story "In the Event of My Father’s Death"
"In the Event of My Father’s Death" is a short story by Roxane Gay that appears in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of family, grief, and complex emotional inheritance.
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D.
"Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven"
"Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven" is a satirical short story by Mark Twain that humorously reimagines the afterlife through the misadventures of a sea captain who accidentally arrives at the wrong heaven.
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E.
The Day of Atonement (short story)
"The Day of Atonement" is a short story by Samson Raphaelson that inspired the landmark 1927 film "The Jazz Singer," exploring themes of Jewish identity, tradition, and assimilation in America.
- 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: Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master" Target entity description: "Farewell to the Master" is a 1940 science fiction short story by Harry Bates that inspired the classic alien-visitation film The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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A.
short story "The Sentinel"
"The Sentinel" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity's encounter with an ancient alien artifact on the Moon, later serving as a key inspiration for the film and novel 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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B.
Ray Bradbury's earlier short story "Black Ferris"
"Black Ferris" is an early Ray Bradbury short story that introduces the sinister carnival imagery and themes of temptation and lost youth that he later expanded into his novel *Something Wicked This Way Comes*.
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C.
short story "In the Event of My Father’s Death"
"In the Event of My Father’s Death" is a short story by Roxane Gay that appears in her collection Difficult Women, exploring themes of family, grief, and complex emotional inheritance.
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D.
"Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven"
"Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven" is a satirical short story by Mark Twain that humorously reimagines the afterlife through the misadventures of a sea captain who accidentally arrives at the wrong heaven.
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E.
The Day of Atonement (short story)
"The Day of Atonement" is a short story by Samson Raphaelson that inspired the landmark 1927 film "The Jazz Singer," exploring themes of Jewish identity, tradition, and assimilation in America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | radio dramatizations ⓘ |
| author | Harry Bates ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alien visitation
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misunderstanding between humans and aliens ⓘ the nature of authority ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| editorAtFirstPublication |
John W. Campbell
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linked to:
John W. Campbell Jr.
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| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Gnut
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Klaatu ⓘ |
| hasForm | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Cliff Sutherland ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote | “You misunderstand, I am the master.” ⓘ |
| hasRobotCharacter | Gnut ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ethics of power
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human reaction to the unknown ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| hasTwistEnding | true ⓘ |
| hasWordCountRange | novelette-length ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of benevolent aliens in popular culture ⓘ |
| inspired |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)
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linked to:
The Day the Earth Stood Still
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| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| period | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| publisher |
Street & Smith (for Astounding Science Fiction)
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linked to:
Street & Smith
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| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master" Description of subject: "Farewell to the Master" is a 1940 science fiction short story by Harry Bates that inspired the classic alien-visitation film The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)
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basedOn
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Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master"
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subject linked to:
The Day the Earth Stood Still