Shug Avery
E140746
Shug Avery is a charismatic, independent blues singer and a central figure in Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple," known for her complex relationship with the protagonist Celie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shug Avery canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1226008 — 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.
Target entity: Shug Avery Context triple: [The Color Purple (Broadway revival), hasCharacter, Shug Avery]
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Dilsey Gibson
Dilsey Gibson is the resilient and compassionate Black matriarch of the Compson household in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying moral strength amid the family’s decline.
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B.
Miss Watson
Miss Watson is a strict, religious woman who serves as Huck Finn’s guardian and represents conventional society’s moral values in Mark Twain’s novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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C.
Nannie
Nannie is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive or variant of names like Nancy or Anne.
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D.
Janie Crawford
Janie Crawford is the resilient, self-discovering Black woman protagonist of Zora Neale Hurston’s novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," whose life story explores love, independence, and identity in the early 20th-century American South.
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E.
Martha Lumpkin
Martha Lumpkin was the namesake of Marthasville, the early 19th-century town that later became the city of Atlanta, Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shug Avery Target entity description: Shug Avery is a charismatic, independent blues singer and a central figure in Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple," known for her complex relationship with the protagonist Celie.
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A.
Dilsey Gibson
Dilsey Gibson is the resilient and compassionate Black matriarch of the Compson household in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying moral strength amid the family’s decline.
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B.
Miss Watson
Miss Watson is a strict, religious woman who serves as Huck Finn’s guardian and represents conventional society’s moral values in Mark Twain’s novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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C.
Nannie
Nannie is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive or variant of names like Nancy or Anne.
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D.
Janie Crawford
Janie Crawford is the resilient, self-discovering Black woman protagonist of Zora Neale Hurston’s novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," whose life story explores love, independence, and identity in the early 20th-century American South.
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E.
Martha Lumpkin
Martha Lumpkin was the namesake of Marthasville, the early 19th-century town that later became the city of Atlanta, Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American woman
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blues singer ⓘ female character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Color Purple (novel)
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surface form:
The Color Purple
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| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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compassionate ⓘ confident ⓘ independent ⓘ rebellious ⓘ sexually liberated ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alice Walker ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Color Purple (novel)
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surface form:
The Color Purple universe
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| filmAdaptation |
The Color Purple
ⓘ
surface form:
The Color Purple (1985 film)
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| firstAppearance |
The Color Purple (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Color Purple
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
African-American literature
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LGBT literature ⓘ epistolary novel ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Albert "Mister" Johnson
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Celie Johnson ⓘ
surface form:
Celie
|
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith |
Albert "Mister" Johnson
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Celie Johnson ⓘ
surface form:
Celie
|
| hasSexualRelationshipWith |
Celie Johnson
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surface form:
Celie
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| helpsCharacter |
Celie Johnson
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surface form:
Celie
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| helpsWith |
Celie’s emotional liberation
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Celie’s self-esteem ⓘ Celie’s sexual awakening ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | blues ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableThemeAssociation |
Black female sexuality
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queer relationships in Black literature ⓘ self-empowerment ⓘ |
| occupation |
entertainer
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singer ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Margaret Avery ⓘ |
| portrayedInStageMusicalBy | various actresses ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1982 ⓘ |
| religiousView | spiritual but critical of organized religion ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
catalyst for Celie’s self-discovery
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central character ⓘ love interest of Celie ⓘ mentor to Celie ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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| timePeriodOfFictionalExistence | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Shug Avery Description of subject: Shug Avery is a charismatic, independent blues singer and a central figure in Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple," known for her complex relationship with the protagonist Celie.
Referenced by (4)
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