The Awakening
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The Awakening is an 1899 novel by Kate Chopin that follows a married woman’s struggle for independence and self-discovery in the restrictive social climate of late 19th-century American society.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Awakening canonical | 21 |
| The Awakening (1899) | 3 |
| "The Awakening" | 1 |
| The Awakening by Kate Chopin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T545191 — 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: The Awakening Context triple: [Kate Chopin, notableWork, The Awakening]
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A.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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B.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a seminal 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston that follows the life and self-discovery of Janie Crawford in the early 20th-century American South.
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C.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady is a classic 1881 novel by Henry James that follows the independent-minded Isabel Archer as she confronts the constraints of marriage, freedom, and identity in European society.
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D.
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel is Thomas Wolfe’s acclaimed 1929 coming-of-age novel that follows the turbulent youth of Eugene Gant in a fictionalized North Carolina town.
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E.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
- 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: The Awakening Target entity description: The Awakening is an 1899 novel by Kate Chopin that follows a married woman’s struggle for independence and self-discovery in the restrictive social climate of late 19th-century American society.
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A.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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B.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a seminal 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston that follows the life and self-discovery of Janie Crawford in the early 20th-century American South.
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C.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady is a classic 1881 novel by Henry James that follows the independent-minded Isabel Archer as she confronts the constraints of marriage, freedom, and identity in European society.
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D.
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel is Thomas Wolfe’s acclaimed 1929 coming-of-age novel that follows the turbulent youth of Eugene Gant in a fictionalized North Carolina town.
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E.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | The End of August ⓘ |
| author | Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| character |
Adèle Ratignolle
ⓘ
Alcée Arobin ⓘ Edna Pontellier ⓘ Léonce Pontellier ⓘ Mademoiselle Reisz ⓘ Robert Lebrun ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized for depictions of female sexuality at time of publication ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReceptionAtPublication | largely negative ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist literature
ⓘ
literary realism ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnding | ambiguous and tragic conclusion at the sea ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
constraints of marriage
ⓘ
freedom and confinement ⓘ identity and desire ⓘ individualism versus society ⓘ role of women in society ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| includedIn | American literature canon ⓘ |
| laterReception | recognized as a landmark of feminist literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American realism
ⓘ
linked to:
Realism
early feminism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Edna Pontellier ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early frank treatment of female sexuality in American fiction
ⓘ
portrayal of a woman's psychological transformation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Awakening ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
|
| publicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Herbert S. Stone & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles L. Webster and Company
|
| settingLocation |
Grand Isle, Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | 39 chapters ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
marriage
ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ sexual autonomy ⓘ social conventions ⓘ women's independence ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
university literature courses
ⓘ
women's studies courses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Awakening Description of subject: The Awakening is an 1899 novel by Kate Chopin that follows a married woman’s struggle for independence and self-discovery in the restrictive social climate of late 19th-century American society.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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"A Lady of Bayou St. John"
linked to: The Awakening