Philip Levin in The Plot Against America
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Philip Levin in *The Plot Against America* is a young Jewish boy growing up in an alternate-history 1940s America, whose experiences reflect the rising antisemitism and political turmoil engulfing his family and community.
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| Philip Levin in The Plot Against America canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Levin in The Plot Against America Context triple: [Azhy Robertson, playedRole, Philip Levin in The Plot Against America]
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A.
David Lurie
David Lurie is the morally complex, middle-aged South African professor at the center of J.M. Coetzee’s novel "Disgrace," whose personal downfall unfolds against the backdrop of post-apartheid societal change.
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B.
John Amery
John Amery was a British fascist and Nazi collaborator during World War II who was executed for high treason.
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C.
Saul Lieberman
Saul Lieberman was a prominent 20th-century Talmudic scholar and philologist renowned for his critical editions and studies of rabbinic literature and its Greco-Roman context.
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D.
Harris Goldberg
Harris Goldberg is a Canadian-American screenwriter and film director known for writing comedy films such as "Without a Paddle" and co-writing "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo."
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E.
Young Ira Levinson
Young Ira Levinson is a central romantic figure in Nicholas Sparks' novel and its film adaptation "The Longest Ride," whose enduring love story parallels and influences the main contemporary couple.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip Levin in The Plot Against America Target entity description: Philip Levin in *The Plot Against America* is a young Jewish boy growing up in an alternate-history 1940s America, whose experiences reflect the rising antisemitism and political turmoil engulfing his family and community.
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A.
David Lurie
David Lurie is the morally complex, middle-aged South African professor at the center of J.M. Coetzee’s novel "Disgrace," whose personal downfall unfolds against the backdrop of post-apartheid societal change.
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B.
John Amery
John Amery was a British fascist and Nazi collaborator during World War II who was executed for high treason.
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C.
Saul Lieberman
Saul Lieberman was a prominent 20th-century Talmudic scholar and philologist renowned for his critical editions and studies of rabbinic literature and its Greco-Roman context.
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D.
Harris Goldberg
Harris Goldberg is a Canadian-American screenwriter and film director known for writing comedy films such as "Without a Paddle" and co-writing "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo."
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E.
Young Ira Levinson
Young Ira Levinson is a central romantic figure in Nicholas Sparks' novel and its film adaptation "The Longest Ride," whose enduring love story parallels and influences the main contemporary couple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | child ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Plot Against America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lindbergh administration policies
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antisemitic violence and discrimination ⓘ |
| basedOn | Philip Roth ⓘ |
| characterType | semi-autobiographical persona ⓘ |
| creator | Philip Roth ⓘ |
| depictsPerspective | Jewish child’s view of fascism in America ⓘ |
| emotionalArc | from innocence to fear and political awareness ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| experiences |
political turmoil under the Lindbergh presidency
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rising antisemitism in the United States ⓘ |
| familyName | Levin ⓘ |
| fears | deportation and relocation programs targeting Jews ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | alternate-history United States ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Philip ⓘ |
| hasFamilyMember |
Bess Levin
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Herman Levin ⓘ Sandy Levin ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| publisherWork |
Houghton Mifflin (for The Plot Against America)
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linked to:
Houghton Mifflin
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Newark, New Jersey
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linked to:
Newark
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| setting | Jewish neighborhood in Newark ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss of childhood security in times of political crisis
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vulnerability of minorities under authoritarianism ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
Jewish identity in America
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childhood under political extremism ⓘ family under authoritarian pressure ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| witnesses |
political radicalization of American society
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threats to his family’s safety ⓘ |
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