Martin Eden
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Martin Eden is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack London that follows a working-class sailor’s obsessive pursuit of literary success and social ascent, exploring themes of individualism, class struggle, and disillusionment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin Eden canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T936948 — 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: Martin Eden Context triple: [Jack London, notableWork, Martin Eden]
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A.
Sal Paradise
Sal Paradise is the introspective, restless narrator and protagonist of Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," embodying the Beat Generation's quest for freedom and meaning across postwar America.
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B.
Zola
Zola is a French surname most famously borne by Émile Zola, the influential 19th-century novelist and leading figure of literary naturalism.
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C.
Statesman
Statesman is one of Plato’s late political dialogues that examines the nature of true political leadership and the qualities of an ideal ruler.
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D.
August Spies
August Spies was a German-American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most prominent defendants executed after the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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Darrow
Darrow is a surname most famously associated with Clarence Darrow, the prominent American lawyer and civil libertarian known for high-profile cases in the early 20th century.
- 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: Martin Eden Target entity description: Martin Eden is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack London that follows a working-class sailor’s obsessive pursuit of literary success and social ascent, exploring themes of individualism, class struggle, and disillusionment.
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A.
Sal Paradise
Sal Paradise is the introspective, restless narrator and protagonist of Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," embodying the Beat Generation's quest for freedom and meaning across postwar America.
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B.
Zola
Zola is a French surname most famously borne by Émile Zola, the influential 19th-century novelist and leading figure of literary naturalism.
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C.
Statesman
Statesman is one of Plato’s late political dialogues that examines the nature of true political leadership and the qualities of an ideal ruler.
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D.
August Spies
August Spies was a German-American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most prominent defendants executed after the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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E.
Darrow
Darrow is a surname most famously associated with Clarence Darrow, the prominent American lawyer and civil libertarian known for high-profile cases in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
films
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television works ⓘ |
| author | Jack London ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Lizzie Connolly
ⓘ
Ruth Morse ⓘ Ruth's bourgeois family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
American dream
ⓘ
bourgeois values ⓘ literary marketplace ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between individualism and society
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failure of romantic ideals ⓘ impact of intellectual awakening ⓘ tension between classes ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
pursuit of literary success
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social ascent ⓘ working-class protagonist ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
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philosophical novel ⓘ semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasEnding | tragic ⓘ |
| influenced | later existential and social novels ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jack London's own life ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American naturalism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Martin Eden self-link ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | 2019 Italian film "Martin Eden" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | rise and fall of a self-taught writer ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | sailor ⓘ |
| setting |
Oakland
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surface form:
Oakland, California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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class struggle ⓘ critique of capitalism ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ individualism ⓘ intellectual development ⓘ literary ambition ⓘ romantic love ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Eden Description of subject: Martin Eden is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack London that follows a working-class sailor’s obsessive pursuit of literary success and social ascent, exploring themes of individualism, class struggle, and disillusionment.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Griffith Chaney