The Great Stone Face
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"The Great Stone Face" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of idealism, moral character, and the pursuit of a prophesied greatness symbolized by a mountain resembling a human face.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Great Stone Face canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2021587 — 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: The Great Stone Face Context triple: [Mosses from an Old Manse, hasPart, The Great Stone Face]
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A.
The Granite Lady
The Granite Lady is the historic Old San Francisco Mint building, renowned for its sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
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B.
Beacon Lights
Beacon Lights is a Christian periodical associated with the Protestant Reformed tradition, focusing on doctrinal teaching and spiritual instruction for young people.
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C.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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D.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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E.
De statua
De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
- 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: The Great Stone Face Target entity description: "The Great Stone Face" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of idealism, moral character, and the pursuit of a prophesied greatness symbolized by a mountain resembling a human face.
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A.
The Granite Lady
The Granite Lady is the historic Old San Francisco Mint building, renowned for its sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
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B.
Beacon Lights
Beacon Lights is a Christian periodical associated with the Protestant Reformed tradition, focusing on doctrinal teaching and spiritual instruction for young people.
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C.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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D.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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E.
De statua
De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| contains | a prophecy about a man resembling the Great Stone Face ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
the contrast between worldly success and true goodness
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the influence of ideals on personal development ⓘ |
| features | a mountain resembling a human face ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
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moral tale ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ernest ⓘ |
| moral | true greatness lies in quiet goodness and integrity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ernest ⓘ |
| setting | a New England valley ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ideal moral greatness
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spiritual perfection ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
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idealism ⓘ moral character ⓘ prophecy and destiny ⓘ pursuit of greatness ⓘ virtue and humility ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Great Stone Face Description of subject: "The Great Stone Face" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of idealism, moral character, and the pursuit of a prophesied greatness symbolized by a mountain resembling a human face.
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