Jarrett family
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The Jarrett family is the central, emotionally troubled suburban family in Judith Guest’s novel and its film adaptation "Ordinary People," whose struggles with grief, guilt, and communication drive the story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jarrett family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8019946 — 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: Jarrett family Context triple: [Ordinary People, narrativeFocus, Jarrett family]
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A.
Jennings family
The Jennings family was an English noble lineage best known for producing Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, a powerful courtier and confidante of Queen Anne.
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Jennings family
The Jennings family is a private family that holds ownership of Swains Island, a remote atoll in the Tokelau region of the South Pacific.
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C.
Walker family
The Walker family is a prominent American political and business dynasty closely connected to the Bush family through generations of influence and public service.
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D.
Walker family
The Walker family is the central fictional family in the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters," around whom the show's personal and political storylines revolve.
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E.
Jay family
The Jay family is a prominent American lineage best known for producing influential figures such as Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the United States, John Jay.
- 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: Jarrett family Target entity description: The Jarrett family is the central, emotionally troubled suburban family in Judith Guest’s novel and its film adaptation "Ordinary People," whose struggles with grief, guilt, and communication drive the story.
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A.
Jennings family
The Jennings family was an English noble lineage best known for producing Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, a powerful courtier and confidante of Queen Anne.
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B.
Jennings family
The Jennings family is a private family that holds ownership of Swains Island, a remote atoll in the Tokelau region of the South Pacific.
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C.
Walker family
The Walker family is a prominent American political and business dynasty closely connected to the Bush family through generations of influence and public service.
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D.
Walker family
The Walker family is the central fictional family in the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters," around whom the show's personal and political storylines revolve.
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E.
Jay family
The Jay family is a prominent American lineage best known for producing influential figures such as Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the United States, John Jay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional family ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | 1980 film "Ordinary People" directed by Robert Redford ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Ordinary People"
ⓘ
linked to:
Ordinary People
novel "Ordinary People" ⓘ
linked to:
Ordinary People
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| centralTo | plot of "Ordinary People" ⓘ |
| createdBy | Judith Guest ⓘ |
| experiences |
emotional distance
ⓘ
loss of a son ⓘ marital strain ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Lake Forest, Illinois ⓘ |
| genreContext | realist drama ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember | Buck Jarrett ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Beth Jarrett
ⓘ
Calvin Jarrett ⓘ Conrad Jarrett ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores impact of trauma on family dynamics
ⓘ
illustrates challenges of emotional expression ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | upper-middle-class family ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
communication breakdown
ⓘ
family dysfunction ⓘ grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ mental health ⓘ suburban life ⓘ survivor's guilt ⓘ |
| timeSetting | late 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jarrett family Description of subject: The Jarrett family is the central, emotionally troubled suburban family in Judith Guest’s novel and its film adaptation "Ordinary People," whose struggles with grief, guilt, and communication drive the story.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.