Cat's Eye

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literary work novel

Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cat's Eye canonical	7
Cat’s Eye	2
Cat's Eye (1988 novel)	1
Cat's Eye (novel universe)	1
Cat's Eye (novel)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161969 — 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: Cat's Eye
Context triple: [Margaret Atwood, notableWork, Cat's Eye]

A. The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
B. The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
C. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
D. The Hedges
The Hedges is a historic Adirondack Great Camp on Blue Mountain Lake in New York, known for its rustic architecture and role as a classic North Country wilderness retreat.
E. The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.
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: Cat's Eye
Target entity description: Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.

A. The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
B. The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
C. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
D. The Hedges
The Hedges is a historic Adirondack Great Camp on Blue Mountain Lake in New York, known for its rustic architecture and role as a classic North Country wilderness retreat.
E. The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ
author	Margaret Atwood ⓘ
authorNationality	Canadian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
explores	formation of female identity ⓘ intersection of art and personal history ⓘ psychological effects of bullying ⓘ unreliability of memory ⓘ
genre	bildungsroman ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ
hasCharacter	Carol ⓘ Charna ⓘ Cordelia ⓘ Elaine's father ⓘ Elaine's mother ⓘ Grace ⓘ Jonathan ⓘ surface form: Jon Stephen Risley ⓘ
hasMotif	cat's eye marble ⓘ time and aging ⓘ vision and seeing ⓘ
literaryMovement	contemporary Canadian literature ⓘ
mainCharacter	Elaine Risley ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
narrativeStructure	nonlinear ⓘ uses flashbacks ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalPublicationDate	1988 ⓘ
pages	around 480 ⓘ
partOf	Margaret Atwood ⓘ surface form: Margaret Atwood bibliography
protagonistGender	woman ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	visual artist ⓘ
publicationYear	1988 ⓘ
publisher	Doubleday ⓘ McClelland and Stewart ⓘ
setting	Toronto ⓘ
settingPeriod	1980s ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ
theme	art and perception ⓘ childhood bullying ⓘ female friendship ⓘ gender roles ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ the lasting impact of childhood ⓘ trauma ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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Cordelia → appearsIn → Cat's Eye ⓘ

Cordelia → fictionalUniverse → Cat's Eye ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cat's Eye (novel)

Cordelia → publicationContext → Cat's Eye ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cat's Eye (1988 novel)

Charna → appearsIn → Cat's Eye ⓘ

Charna → fictionalUniverse → Cat's Eye ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cat's Eye (novel universe)

Charna → firstAppearance → Cat's Eye ⓘ

Elaine Risley → protagonistOf → Cat's Eye ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cat’s Eye

Elaine Risley → appearsIn → Cat's Eye ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cat’s Eye

The Ledge → adaptationTitle → Cat's Eye ⓘ

Stephen Risley → fictionalUniverse → Cat's Eye ⓘ

Stephen Risley → workTitle → Cat's Eye ⓘ

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