Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors
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"Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, noted for its subtle exploration of childhood, family dynamics, and underlying social tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316958 — 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: Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors]
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A.
Grandma’s Bag of Stories
Grandma’s Bag of Stories is a popular children’s book by Indian author Sudha Murty, featuring simple, moral-filled tales narrated by a grandmother to her grandchildren.
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B.
Dorothy May Day
Dorothy May Day was an American journalist, social activist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement known for her advocacy for the poor and for social justice.
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C.
Dorothy May Day
Dorothy May Day is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
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D.
The Pearl Sister
The Pearl Sister is a historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley that follows one of the adopted D’Aplièse sisters as she uncovers her origins across continents and generations.
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E.
The Story Girl
The Story Girl is a 1911 novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows a group of children on Prince Edward Island, centered on a gifted young storyteller whose tales shape their imaginative world.
- 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: Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors Target entity description: "Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, noted for its subtle exploration of childhood, family dynamics, and underlying social tensions.
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A.
Grandma’s Bag of Stories
Grandma’s Bag of Stories is a popular children’s book by Indian author Sudha Murty, featuring simple, moral-filled tales narrated by a grandmother to her grandchildren.
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B.
Dorothy May Day
Dorothy May Day was an American journalist, social activist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement known for her advocacy for the poor and for social justice.
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C.
Dorothy May Day
Dorothy May Day is an individual whose specific public background or notable achievements are not clearly documented in widely available sources.
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D.
The Pearl Sister
The Pearl Sister is a historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley that follows one of the adopted D’Aplièse sisters as she uncovers her origins across continents and generations.
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E.
The Story Girl
The Story Girl is a 1911 novel by L. M. Montgomery that follows a group of children on Prince Edward Island, centered on a gifted young storyteller whose tales shape their imaginative world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
gender roles
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intergenerational relationships ⓘ social class attitudes ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dorothy
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Dorothy's grandmother ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
domestic realism
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ironic tone ⓘ subtle psychological observation ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood
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family dynamics ⓘ social tensions ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Shirley Jackson short stories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors Description of subject: "Dorothy and My Grandmother and the Sailors" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, noted for its subtle exploration of childhood, family dynamics, and underlying social tensions.
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"