Pillar of Salt
E725697
"Pillar of Salt" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, known for its unsettling exploration of psychological tension and everyday horror.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pillar of Salt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316966 — 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: Pillar of Salt Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, Pillar of Salt]
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A.
Biete Golgotha
Biete Golgotha is one of the rock-hewn churches in the Lalibela complex of Ethiopia, renowned for its monolithic architecture and religious significance in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
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B.
The Red Priest
The Red Priest is the famous Italian Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist Antonio Vivaldi, renowned for works such as "The Four Seasons."
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C.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
The Lair of the White Worm
The Lair of the White Worm is a 1911 horror novel by Bram Stoker that blends Gothic suspense with mythic serpent legends in rural England.
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E.
The Ossuary
The Ossuary is a stepped pyramid at the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, notable for its elaborate carvings and association with ritual burials.
- 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: Pillar of Salt Target entity description: "Pillar of Salt" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, known for its unsettling exploration of psychological tension and everyday horror.
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A.
Biete Golgotha
Biete Golgotha is one of the rock-hewn churches in the Lalibela complex of Ethiopia, renowned for its monolithic architecture and religious significance in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
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B.
The Red Priest
The Red Priest is the famous Italian Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist Antonio Vivaldi, renowned for works such as "The Four Seasons."
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C.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
The Lair of the White Worm
The Lair of the White Worm is a 1911 horror novel by Bram Stoker that blends Gothic suspense with mythic serpent legends in rural England.
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E.
The Ossuary
The Ossuary is a stepped pyramid at the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, notable for its elaborate carvings and association with ritual burials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalSetting | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological horror
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
breakdown of reality ⓘ everyday horror ⓘ fear of the city ⓘ loss of identity ⓘ marital strain ⓘ paranoia ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ urban anxiety ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Gothic ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
domestic Gothic
ⓘ
psychological realism ⓘ subtle horror ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of female psychological experience
ⓘ
unsettling depiction of ordinary life turning sinister ⓘ |
| partOf | Shirley Jackson short fiction corpus ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| sharesAuthorWith |
The Haunting of Hill House
ⓘ
The Lottery ⓘ We Have Always Lived in the Castle ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pillar of Salt Description of subject: "Pillar of Salt" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, known for its unsettling exploration of psychological tension and everyday horror.
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"