Dry September
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"Dry September" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores racial tension, rumor, and mob violence in a small Southern town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dry September canonical | 1 |
| “Dry September” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5587467 — 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: Dry September Context triple: [Collected Stories of William Faulkner, containsWork, Dry September]
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A.
Suddenly, Last Summer
"Suddenly, Last Summer" is a 1959 psychological drama film, based on Tennessee Williams' play, that explores themes of mental illness, repression, and family secrets.
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B.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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C.
The Last Detail
The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film starring Jack Nicholson as a Navy sailor escorting a young offender to prison, noted for its sharp dialogue, anti-authoritarian tone, and Hal Ashby’s character-driven direction.
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D.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.
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E.
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo is a 1955 American film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play, starring Anna Magnani in an Oscar-winning role and produced by Hal B. Wallis.
- 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: Dry September Target entity description: "Dry September" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores racial tension, rumor, and mob violence in a small Southern town.
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A.
Suddenly, Last Summer
"Suddenly, Last Summer" is a 1959 psychological drama film, based on Tennessee Williams' play, that explores themes of mental illness, repression, and family secrets.
-
B.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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C.
The Last Detail
The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film starring Jack Nicholson as a Navy sailor escorting a young offender to prison, noted for its sharp dialogue, anti-authoritarian tone, and Hal Ashby’s character-driven direction.
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D.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.
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E.
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo is a 1955 American film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play, starring Anna Magnani in an Oscar-winning role and produced by Hal B. Wallis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
gender roles
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racism ⓘ social hysteria ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| author | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
injustice
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lynching culture ⓘ masculinity and honor codes ⓘ mob violence ⓘ moral cowardice ⓘ power and powerlessness ⓘ racial tension ⓘ rumor and gossip ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
effects of rumor on community behavior
ⓘ
intersection of race and gender in the South ⓘ psychology of mob mentality ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Scribner's Magazine ⓘ |
| form | short fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | about 15–20 pages ⓘ |
| influencedBy | racial violence in the American South ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Hawkshaw the barber
ⓘ
John McLendon ⓘ Minnie Cooper ⓘ Will Mayes ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| partOf |
William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha fiction cycle
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linked to:
Yoknapatawpha saga
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| plotElement |
abduction of Will Mayes
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community complicity in violence ⓘ false accusation of assault ⓘ formation of a lynch mob ⓘ |
| protagonist | Will Mayes ⓘ |
| setInFictionalCounty | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Jim Crow era
ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Crow laws
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| setInRegion |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
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| setInState | Mississippi ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
nighttime car ride outside town
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small Southern town barbershop ⓘ town square ⓘ |
| tone |
critical of Southern society
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grim ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
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Subject: Dry September Description of subject: "Dry September" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores racial tension, rumor, and mob violence in a small Southern town.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Dry September