The Renegade
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"The Renegade" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores themes of cruelty, conformity, and the dark undercurrents of everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Renegade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316953 — 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 Renegade Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, The Renegade]
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A.
the Renegade
The Renegade is an alternate incarnation of the Doctor from the Doctor Who universe, known for his morally conflicted role in the Time War.
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B.
Renegade
"Renegade" is a standout hip-hop track best known for featuring Eminem alongside Jay-Z, where both deliver intricate, hard-hitting verses over a dark, minimalist beat.
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C.
The Fighting Renegade
The Fighting Renegade is a 1939 American Western film featuring Joan Barclay in a story of frontier justice and adventure.
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D.
The Enforcer
The Enforcer is a 1976 American crime thriller film in the Dirty Harry series, starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan.
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E.
The Enforcer
The Enforcer is the nickname of Frank Nitti, a notorious Chicago mobster who became a leading figure in Al Capone’s crime organization.
- 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 Renegade Target entity description: "The Renegade" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores themes of cruelty, conformity, and the dark undercurrents of everyday life.
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A.
the Renegade
The Renegade is an alternate incarnation of the Doctor from the Doctor Who universe, known for his morally conflicted role in the Time War.
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B.
Renegade
"Renegade" is a standout hip-hop track best known for featuring Eminem alongside Jay-Z, where both deliver intricate, hard-hitting verses over a dark, minimalist beat.
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C.
The Fighting Renegade
The Fighting Renegade is a 1939 American Western film featuring Joan Barclay in a story of frontier justice and adventure.
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D.
The Enforcer
The Enforcer is a 1976 American crime thriller film in the Dirty Harry series, starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan.
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E.
The Enforcer
The Enforcer is the nickname of Frank Nitti, a notorious Chicago mobster who became a leading figure in Al Capone’s crime organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| collection | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| fictionalUniverse | Shirley Jackson’s realistic contemporary settings ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person perspective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of ordinary life with sinister undertones
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exploration of social conformity ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection |
Farrar, Straus and Company
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linked to:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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| setting | American small-town domestic environment ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity
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cruelty ⓘ fear and anxiety ⓘ moral complicity ⓘ social pressure ⓘ violence in everyday life ⓘ |
| workOf | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Renegade Description of subject: "The Renegade" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores themes of cruelty, conformity, and the dark undercurrents of everyday life.
Referenced by (1)
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"