Donald Martin
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Donald Martin is the troubled protagonist of Georges Simenon's novel "The Bottom of the Bottle," whose escape from prison and tense reunion with his brother drive the story's moral and psychological conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donald Martin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5349392 — 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: Donald Martin Context triple: [The Bottom of the Bottle, mainCharacter, Donald Martin]
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A.
Donald Gordon
Donald Gordon was a prominent South African-born businessman and philanthropist known for founding the financial services group Liberty Life and for his major contributions to the arts and education.
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B.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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C.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
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D.
Ken Morrow
Ken Morrow is an American former defenseman best known for winning gold with the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and then capturing four consecutive Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders.
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E.
C. Peter Magrath
C. Peter Magrath is an American higher education leader and former university president known for his influential roles in public university administration and national education organizations.
- 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: Donald Martin Target entity description: Donald Martin is the troubled protagonist of Georges Simenon's novel "The Bottom of the Bottle," whose escape from prison and tense reunion with his brother drive the story's moral and psychological conflict.
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A.
Donald Gordon
Donald Gordon was a prominent South African-born businessman and philanthropist known for founding the financial services group Liberty Life and for his major contributions to the arts and education.
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B.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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C.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
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D.
Ken Morrow
Ken Morrow is an American former defenseman best known for winning gold with the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and then capturing four consecutive Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders.
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E.
C. Peter Magrath
C. Peter Magrath is an American higher education leader and former university president known for his influential roles in public university administration and national education organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Bottom of the Bottle ⓘ |
| associatedLocationInStory | border town near Mexico ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | strained relationship with his brother Patrick Martin ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
desperate
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troubled ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal psychological struggle
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moral conflict with his brother ⓘ |
| createdBy | Georges Simenon ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | novel published in 1949 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
crime novel
ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Patrick Martin ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Patrick Martin ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| legalStatusInStory | escaped convict ⓘ |
| majorPlotEvent |
escapes from prison
ⓘ
reunites with his brother ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| moralDilemma | forces his brother to choose between law and family ⓘ |
| motivation | desire to cross the border to reach his family ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives moral conflict
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drives psychological conflict ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork | Le Fond de la bouteille ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Bottom of the Bottle ⓘ |
| settingContext |
American Southwest border region
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linked to:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
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| themeInvolvement |
family loyalty
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guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ social respectability versus loyalty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donald Martin Description of subject: Donald Martin is the troubled protagonist of Georges Simenon's novel "The Bottom of the Bottle," whose escape from prison and tense reunion with his brother drive the story's moral and psychological conflict.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.