Conrad Jarrett
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Conrad Jarrett is the troubled teenage protagonist of Judith Guest’s novel and the film "Ordinary People," struggling with survivor’s guilt, depression, and family dysfunction after his brother’s death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Conrad Jarrett canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conrad Jarrett Context triple: [Timothy Hutton, portrayedCharacter, Conrad Jarrett]
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A.
Hugo Carmody
Hugo Carmody is a charming, somewhat hapless young gentleman from P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, often embroiled in romantic entanglements and comic misadventures.
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B.
Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson was a 19th-century British mountaineer and Anglican clergyman known for his pioneering ascents in the Alps.
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C.
John Stonehouse
John Stonehouse was a British Labour politician and former cabinet minister best known for faking his own death in 1974 in an attempt to escape financial and legal troubles.
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D.
Christopher Denham
Christopher Denham is an American actor and filmmaker known for his supporting roles in films such as Argo and Shutter Island, as well as his work in independent cinema and television.
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E.
Ralph Stackpole
Ralph Stackpole was an American sculptor and painter associated with the San Francisco art scene, known for his public works and contributions to New Deal–era projects.
- 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: Conrad Jarrett Target entity description: Conrad Jarrett is the troubled teenage protagonist of Judith Guest’s novel and the film "Ordinary People," struggling with survivor’s guilt, depression, and family dysfunction after his brother’s death.
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A.
Hugo Carmody
Hugo Carmody is a charming, somewhat hapless young gentleman from P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, often embroiled in romantic entanglements and comic misadventures.
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B.
Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson was a 19th-century British mountaineer and Anglican clergyman known for his pioneering ascents in the Alps.
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C.
John Stonehouse
John Stonehouse was a British Labour politician and former cabinet minister best known for faking his own death in 1974 in an attempt to escape financial and legal troubles.
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D.
Christopher Denham
Christopher Denham is an American actor and filmmaker known for his supporting roles in films such as Argo and Shutter Island, as well as his work in independent cinema and television.
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E.
Ralph Stackpole
Ralph Stackpole was an American sculptor and painter associated with the San Francisco art scene, known for his public works and contributions to New Deal–era projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ordinary People
ⓘ
Ordinary People ⓘ
surface form:
Ordinary People (1980 film)
Ordinary People ⓘ
surface form:
Ordinary People (novel)
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| attempted | suicide ⓘ |
| causeOfTrauma | boating accident ⓘ |
| characterArc |
confrontation of grief
ⓘ
emotional recovery ⓘ reconciliation with father ⓘ |
| creator | Judith Guest ⓘ |
| education | attends an elite suburban high school ⓘ |
| familyName | Jarrett ⓘ |
| feelsGuiltOver | brother's death ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Ordinary People
ⓘ
surface form:
Ordinary People universe
|
| firstAppearance |
Ordinary People
ⓘ
surface form:
Ordinary People (1976 novel)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Conrad ⓘ |
| hasFather | Calvin Jarrett ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Karen Aldrich ⓘ |
| hasMentalHealthIssue |
depression
ⓘ
post-traumatic stress symptoms ⓘ survivor's guilt ⓘ |
| hasMother | Beth Jarrett ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInterest | Jeannine Pratt ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Buck Jarrett ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family dysfunction
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grief ⓘ mental illness ⓘ suburban malaise ⓘ survivor's guilt ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAwardAssociation |
Timothy Hutton
ⓘ
surface form:
Timothy Hutton Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
introverted
ⓘ
self-critical ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Timothy Hutton ⓘ |
| relationshipWithFather | supportive but strained ⓘ |
| relationshipWithMother | emotionally distant ⓘ |
| setting | Lake Forest, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatedBy |
Dr. Tyrone Berger
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surface form:
Dr. Tyrone C. Berger
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| undergoes |
psychiatric hospitalization (prior to main narrative)
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psychotherapy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Conrad Jarrett Description of subject: Conrad Jarrett is the troubled teenage protagonist of Judith Guest’s novel and the film "Ordinary People," struggling with survivor’s guilt, depression, and family dysfunction after his brother’s death.
Referenced by (4)
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