Dobbs (character in B. Traven novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)
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Dobbs is the increasingly paranoid and greed-consumed prospector in B. Traven’s novel "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," whose moral disintegration drives much of the story’s tragic tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dobbs (character in B. Traven novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8038327 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dobbs (character in B. Traven novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) Context triple: [Fred C. Dobbs, basedOn, Dobbs (character in B. Traven novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)]
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- 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: Dobbs (character in B. Traven novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) Target entity description: Dobbs is the increasingly paranoid and greed-consumed prospector in B. Traven’s novel "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," whose moral disintegration drives much of the story’s tragic tension.
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A.
Doc Adams in Gunsmoke
Doc Adams in Gunsmoke is the gruff but compassionate frontier physician who serves as Dodge City's moral and medical backbone in the long-running Western television series.
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B.
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett is a ruthless, authoritarian sheriff whose chilling performance in the Western film "Unforgiven" earned Hackman widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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C.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn was a legendary racing greyhound celebrated for his exceptional speed and success on the track.
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D.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and following the grizzled U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn on a new adventure.
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E.
Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride
Dread Pirate Roberts in *The Princess Bride* is the legendary, feared pirate identity secretly passed from one individual to another, most famously assumed by the story’s hero Westley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | character portrayed in the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sierra Madre mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Madre mountain system
bandit attacks ⓘ betrayal of partners ⓘ gold prospecting ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | murder by bandits ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
corrupting power of greed
ⓘ
moral disintegration ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
| conflict |
mistrust of Curtin
ⓘ
mistrust of Howard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | B. Traven ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ⓘ |
| drives | tragic tension of the story ⓘ |
| filmVersionName | Fred C. Dobbs ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927 novel)
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linked to:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
|
| genre |
adventure novel character
ⓘ
psychological fiction character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | exemplar of greed-induced paranoia in 20th-century fiction ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralArc | decline from relative decency to corruption ⓘ |
| motivation |
desire for gold
ⓘ
fear of losing his share ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antihero
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
greedy
ⓘ
morally unstable ⓘ paranoid ⓘ suspicious of others ⓘ untrustworthy ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| occupation | prospector ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican Revolution–era narrative context ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Humphrey Bogart ⓘ |
| relationship |
prospecting partner of Curtin
ⓘ
prospecting partner of Howard ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Mexico ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
breakdown of solidarity among workers
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isolation caused by greed ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dobbs (character in B. Traven novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) Description of subject: Dobbs is the increasingly paranoid and greed-consumed prospector in B. Traven’s novel "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," whose moral disintegration drives much of the story’s tragic tension.
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