Object Lessons
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Object Lessons is a coming-of-age novel by Anna Quindlen that explores family dynamics, identity, and adolescence in suburban America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Object Lessons canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5702216 — 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: Object Lessons Context triple: [Anna Quindlen, notableWork, Object Lessons]
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A.
Lessons
Lessons is a 2022 novel by Ian McEwan that follows a man's life across decades of personal and historical upheaval, exploring memory, trauma, and the passage of time.
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B.
The Lesson
The Lesson is a one-act absurdist play by Eugène Ionesco that satirically explores the dangers of authoritarianism and the breakdown of communication between a domineering professor and his pupil.
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C.
The Lesson for Today
"The Lesson for Today" is a satirical poem by Robert Frost that reflects on modern society’s moral and intellectual complacency with characteristic wit and irony.
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D.
The Object-Lesson
The Object-Lesson is a surreal, darkly humorous illustrated book by Edward Gorey that exemplifies his macabre, Victorian-inspired nonsense style.
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E.
Lesse
The Lesse is a scenic river in southern Belgium known for flowing through the Ardennes, its limestone caves, and popular kayaking routes.
- 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: Object Lessons Target entity description: Object Lessons is a coming-of-age novel by Anna Quindlen that explores family dynamics, identity, and adolescence in suburban America.
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A.
Lessons
Lessons is a 2022 novel by Ian McEwan that follows a man's life across decades of personal and historical upheaval, exploring memory, trauma, and the passage of time.
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B.
The Lesson
The Lesson is a one-act absurdist play by Eugène Ionesco that satirically explores the dangers of authoritarianism and the breakdown of communication between a domineering professor and his pupil.
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C.
The Lesson for Today
"The Lesson for Today" is a satirical poem by Robert Frost that reflects on modern society’s moral and intellectual complacency with characteristic wit and irony.
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D.
The Object-Lesson
The Object-Lesson is a surreal, darkly humorous illustrated book by Edward Gorey that exemplifies his macabre, Victorian-inspired nonsense style.
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E.
Lesse
The Lesse is a scenic river in southern Belgium known for flowing through the Ardennes, its limestone caves, and popular kayaking routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Anna Quindlen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Anna Quindlen ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between personal desire and family expectations
ⓘ
female adolescence ⓘ suburban family life in America ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
ⓘ
domestic fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American novels
ⓘ
coming-of-age novels ⓘ novels about families ⓘ novels set in the United States ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | young adolescent girl ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Irish-American family life ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural heritage
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ marital strain ⓘ mother-daughter relationships ⓘ religion and tradition ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ social class in America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realist fiction ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
adolescence
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family dynamics ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| setting | suburban America ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Object Lessons Description of subject: Object Lessons is a coming-of-age novel by Anna Quindlen that explores family dynamics, identity, and adolescence in suburban America.
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