My Life with R. H. Macy
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"My Life with R. H. Macy" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that satirically portrays the monotonous routines and impersonal bureaucracy of working in a large department store.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Life with R. H. Macy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316951 — 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: My Life with R. H. Macy Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, My Life with R. H. Macy]
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A.
Mr. Everything
Mr. Everything is the nickname of George Halas, the legendary founder, owner, and longtime head coach of the Chicago Bears and a key figure in the early development of the NFL.
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B.
Love at the Five and Dime
Love at the Five and Dime is a country-folk song by Nanci Griffith that tells a nostalgic love story set in a small-town dime store.
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C.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
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D.
This Is Where I Leave You
This Is Where I Leave You is a 2014 ensemble dramedy film about a dysfunctional family forced to reunite and sit shiva after the death of their patriarch.
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E.
Margot at the Wedding
Margot at the Wedding is a 2007 American dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach, starring Nicole Kidman as a sharp-tongued writer whose visit to her estranged sister’s wedding stirs up family tensions.
- 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: My Life with R. H. Macy Target entity description: "My Life with R. H. Macy" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that satirically portrays the monotonous routines and impersonal bureaucracy of working in a large department store.
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A.
Mr. Everything
Mr. Everything is the nickname of George Halas, the legendary founder, owner, and longtime head coach of the Chicago Bears and a key figure in the early development of the NFL.
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B.
Love at the Five and Dime
Love at the Five and Dime is a country-folk song by Nanci Griffith that tells a nostalgic love story set in a small-town dime store.
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C.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
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D.
This Is Where I Leave You
This Is Where I Leave You is a 2014 ensemble dramedy film about a dysfunctional family forced to reunite and sit shiva after the death of their patriarch.
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E.
Margot at the Wedding
Margot at the Wedding is a 2007 American dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach, starring Nicole Kidman as a sharp-tongued writer whose visit to her estranged sister’s wedding stirs up family tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| fictionalOrganizationDepicted | R. H. Macy department store ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | department store employee ⓘ |
| hasTitle | My Life with R. H. Macy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
humorous
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ironic ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| portrays |
bureaucratic procedures
ⓘ
impersonal corporate hierarchy ⓘ monotonous routines of retail work ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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large department store ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
consumerism
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corporate employment ⓘ working in a large department store ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of office rules
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alienation in modern consumer culture ⓘ dehumanizing effects of corporate structures ⓘ impersonal bureaucracy ⓘ monotony of routine work ⓘ |
| tone |
deadpan
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satirical ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Life with R. H. Macy Description of subject: "My Life with R. H. Macy" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that satirically portrays the monotonous routines and impersonal bureaucracy of working in a large department store.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
short story collection "The Lottery and Other Stories"