My Oedipus Complex
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My Oedipus Complex is a widely anthologized short story by Irish writer Frank O’Connor that humorously and poignantly explores a young boy’s jealousy and rivalry with his father.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Oedipus Complex canonical | 1 |
| My Oedipus Complex and Other Stories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12944462 — 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: My Oedipus Complex Context triple: [Frank O’Connor, notableWork, My Oedipus Complex]
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A.
Interpreter of Desires
Interpreter of Desires is the English rendering of the title of Ibn Arabi’s celebrated Sufi poetry collection "Tarjuman al-Ashwaq," known for its mystical and symbolic love lyrics.
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B.
The Unknown Eros
The Unknown Eros is a collection of mystical and religiously themed poems by Victorian English poet Coventry Patmore, exploring spiritual love and divine symbolism.
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C.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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D.
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy is a collection of case studies by psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom that explores existential themes through real-life psychotherapeutic encounters.
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E.
Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent
"Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores psychological torment and obsessive self-absorption through the symbol of a serpent dwelling in a man's chest.
- 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: My Oedipus Complex Target entity description: My Oedipus Complex is a widely anthologized short story by Irish writer Frank O’Connor that humorously and poignantly explores a young boy’s jealousy and rivalry with his father.
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A.
Interpreter of Desires
Interpreter of Desires is the English rendering of the title of Ibn Arabi’s celebrated Sufi poetry collection "Tarjuman al-Ashwaq," known for its mystical and symbolic love lyrics.
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B.
The Unknown Eros
The Unknown Eros is a collection of mystical and religiously themed poems by Victorian English poet Coventry Patmore, exploring spiritual love and divine symbolism.
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C.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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D.
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy is a collection of case studies by psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom that explores existential themes through real-life psychotherapeutic encounters.
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E.
Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent
"Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores psychological torment and obsessive self-absorption through the symbol of a serpent dwelling in a man's chest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Frank O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| explores |
a young boy’s jealousy of his father
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rivalry between a son and his father ⓘ the child’s misunderstanding of adult relationships ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle | ironic humor ⓘ |
| hasPointOfView | child’s point of view ⓘ |
| isWidelyAnthologized | true ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Irish literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Larry
NERFINISHED
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Larry’s father ⓘ Larry’s mother ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Larry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Oedipus complex
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childhood perspective ⓘ family relationships ⓘ father–son rivalry ⓘ jealousy ⓘ war and its impact on family ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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poignant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Oedipus Complex Description of subject: My Oedipus Complex is a widely anthologized short story by Irish writer Frank O’Connor that humorously and poignantly explores a young boy’s jealousy and rivalry with his father.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
My Oedipus Complex and Other Stories