Tessie Hutchinson
E725661
Tessie Hutchinson is the central character in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery,” known for becoming the scapegoated victim of the town’s brutal annual ritual.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tessie Hutchinson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316663 — 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: Tessie Hutchinson Context triple: [The Lottery, notableCharacter, Tessie Hutchinson]
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A.
Tessie
Tessie is a Boston Red Sox mascot character, often depicted as a green monster and associated with Wally the Green Monster.
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B.
Rebecca Nurse
Rebecca Nurse was a respected elderly Puritan woman in colonial Massachusetts who became one of the most famous individuals executed during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Deborah Gist
Deborah Gist is an American education leader best known for serving as Rhode Island’s Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and later as superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools.
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D.
Alice Tinker
Alice Tinker is a lovable, naïve, and eccentric verger in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for her childlike innocence and quirky misunderstandings.
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E.
Grace Putnam Krueger
Grace Putnam Krueger was the wife of U.S. Army General Walter Krueger, a prominent commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- 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: Tessie Hutchinson Target entity description: Tessie Hutchinson is the central character in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery,” known for becoming the scapegoated victim of the town’s brutal annual ritual.
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A.
Tessie
Tessie is a Boston Red Sox mascot character, often depicted as a green monster and associated with Wally the Green Monster.
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B.
Rebecca Nurse
Rebecca Nurse was a respected elderly Puritan woman in colonial Massachusetts who became one of the most famous individuals executed during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Deborah Gist
Deborah Gist is an American education leader best known for serving as Rhode Island’s Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and later as superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools.
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D.
Alice Tinker
Alice Tinker is a lovable, naïve, and eccentric verger in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for her childlike innocence and quirky misunderstandings.
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E.
Grace Putnam Krueger
Grace Putnam Krueger was the wife of U.S. Army General Walter Krueger, a prominent commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lottery ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
injustice
ⓘ
mob mentality ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ social conformity ⓘ tradition ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| familyStatus |
married
ⓘ
mother ⓘ |
| fate | stoned to death ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The New Yorker publication of The Lottery ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOfWork | June 26, 1948 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Bill Jr. Hutchinson
ⓘ
Little Davy Hutchinson ⓘ
linked to:
Davey
Nancy Hutchinson ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
horror
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | scapegoat ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being chosen as the victim of the lottery
ⓘ
protesting the fairness of the lottery ⓘ |
| notableQuote | It isn’t fair, it isn’t right ⓘ |
| participatesIn | the lottery ⓘ |
| residence | unnamed village in The Lottery ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | chosen by random drawing ⓘ |
| spouse | Bill Hutchinson ⓘ |
| storyTimePeriod | 20th century small-town America (unspecified year) ⓘ |
| symbolism |
critique of blind conformity
ⓘ
scapegoat in a communal rite ⓘ victim of ritualized violence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tessie Hutchinson Description of subject: Tessie Hutchinson is the central character in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery,” known for becoming the scapegoated victim of the town’s brutal annual ritual.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.