Men with Their Big Shoes
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"Men with Their Big Shoes" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores unsettling psychological and social themes in everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Men with Their Big Shoes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316967 — 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: Men with Their Big Shoes Context triple: [The Lottery and Other Stories, hasPart, Men with Their Big Shoes]
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A.
The Shoe
The Shoe is the massive, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, renowned as the home of the Buckeyes.
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B.
A Shine on Your Shoes
"A Shine on Your Shoes" is a lively popular song from the 1930s, best known today for its memorable performance in the classic MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*.
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C.
Shoe-Shine
Shoe-Shine is a 1946 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, celebrated for its poignant portrayal of impoverished youth in postwar Rome.
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D.
White Shoes
"White Shoes" is a 1983 country album by Emmylou Harris that blends traditional country with pop and rock influences.
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E.
Big Boots
"Big Boots" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, best known from its appearance in the 1960 musical film and soundtrack album *G.I. Blues*.
- 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: Men with Their Big Shoes Target entity description: "Men with Their Big Shoes" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores unsettling psychological and social themes in everyday life.
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A.
The Shoe
The Shoe is the massive, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, renowned as the home of the Buckeyes.
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B.
A Shine on Your Shoes
"A Shine on Your Shoes" is a lively popular song from the 1930s, best known today for its memorable performance in the classic MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*.
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C.
Shoe-Shine
Shoe-Shine is a 1946 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, celebrated for its poignant portrayal of impoverished youth in postwar Rome.
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D.
White Shoes
"White Shoes" is a 1983 country album by Emmylou Harris that blends traditional country with pop and rock influences.
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E.
Big Boots
"Big Boots" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, best known from its appearance in the 1960 musical film and soundtrack album *G.I. Blues*.
- 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
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresTheme |
ordinary life with underlying menace
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social tension in everyday life ⓘ unsettling psychological themes ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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short fiction ⓘ social fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Men with Their Big Shoes ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Lottery and Other Stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works of Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookPublication |
Farrar, Straus and Company
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linked to:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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| settingType | everyday life ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | psychological and social dynamics ⓘ |
| tone |
ambiguous
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unsettling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Men with Their Big Shoes Description of subject: "Men with Their Big Shoes" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores unsettling psychological and social themes in everyday life.
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"