Alice Gull
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Alice Gull is a central character in Michael Ondaatje's novel "In the Skin of a Lion," representing the struggles and resilience of immigrant working-class women in early 20th-century Toronto.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alice Gull canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10391557 — 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: Alice Gull Context triple: [In the Skin of a Lion, featuresCharacter, Alice Gull]
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A.
Winifred Gillis
Winifred Gillis is a fictional character from the American television sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."
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B.
Helena Gasson
Helena Gasson is a competitive New Zealand swimmer known for representing her country in international events and setting national records, particularly in butterfly and individual medley races.
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C.
Maud Gernon
Maud Gernon was the wife of American lawyer and suffragist Dudley Field Malone, known primarily in historical records through this marriage.
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D.
Maud Brewster
Maud Brewster is a cultured and resilient poet and literary critic who becomes a central figure and love interest amid the brutal sea adventure in Jack London’s novel "The Sea-Wolf."
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E.
Emily Willans
Emily Willans was the mother of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and a member of the Victorian-era English middle class.
- 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: Alice Gull Target entity description: Alice Gull is a central character in Michael Ondaatje's novel "In the Skin of a Lion," representing the struggles and resilience of immigrant working-class women in early 20th-century Toronto.
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A.
Winifred Gillis
Winifred Gillis is a fictional character from the American television sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."
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B.
Helena Gasson
Helena Gasson is a competitive New Zealand swimmer known for representing her country in international events and setting national records, particularly in butterfly and individual medley races.
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C.
Maud Gernon
Maud Gernon was the wife of American lawyer and suffragist Dudley Field Malone, known primarily in historical records through this marriage.
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D.
Maud Brewster
Maud Brewster is a cultured and resilient poet and literary critic who becomes a central figure and love interest amid the brutal sea adventure in Jack London’s novel "The Sea-Wolf."
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E.
Emily Willans
Emily Willans was the mother of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and a member of the Victorian-era English middle class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | In the Skin of a Lion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early 20th-century Toronto
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immigrant labour movement ⓘ theatre and performance ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Canadian (via creator Michael Ondaatje) ⓘ |
| caresFor | Hana ⓘ |
| cityContext | Toronto ⓘ |
| createdBy | Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| familyRole | mother figure to Hana ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | In the Skin of a Lion ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Nicholas Temelcoff
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Patrick Lewis ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | gives voice to marginalized immigrant workers ⓘ |
| nationalContext | Canada ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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theatre worker ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
left-leaning
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socially engaged ⓘ |
| represents |
immigrant working-class women
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resilience of working-class women ⓘ struggles of working-class women ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character in In the Skin of a Lion ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
class struggle
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gender and labour ⓘ immigration ⓘ storytelling and performance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alice Gull Description of subject: Alice Gull is a central character in Michael Ondaatje's novel "In the Skin of a Lion," representing the struggles and resilience of immigrant working-class women in early 20th-century Toronto.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.