Lieutenant Hearn
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Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Hearn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2620646 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Hearn Context triple: [The Naked and the Dead, hasMainCharacter, Lieutenant Hearn]
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A.
Lieutenant Vernon
Lieutenant Vernon is a minor character in the 1858 comedic play "Our American Cousin," which is best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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B.
Lieutenant Caro
Lieutenant Caro is a supporting police officer character in the stage play "Between Riverside and Crazy," involved in the story’s exploration of justice, loyalty, and personal conflict.
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C.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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D.
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney is a tough, no-nonsense British army sergeant and one of the central military characters in the classic adventure film *Gunga Din*.
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E.
Sergeant Ian McKay
Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
- 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: Lieutenant Hearn Target entity description: Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
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A.
Lieutenant Vernon
Lieutenant Vernon is a minor character in the 1858 comedic play "Our American Cousin," which is best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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B.
Lieutenant Caro
Lieutenant Caro is a supporting police officer character in the stage play "Between Riverside and Crazy," involved in the story’s exploration of justice, loyalty, and personal conflict.
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C.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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D.
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney is a tough, no-nonsense British army sergeant and one of the central military characters in the classic adventure film *Gunga Din*.
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E.
Sergeant Ian McKay
Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Naked and the Dead
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The Naked and the Dead ⓘ
surface form:
World War II novel The Naked and the Dead
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| appearsInFictionalConflict |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific theater of World War II
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| associatedTheme |
authority
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military hierarchy ⓘ morality ⓘ power ⓘ war ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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thoughtful ⓘ |
| conflictType | clashes with authority ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores themes of morality in wartime
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explores themes of power ⓘ |
| occupation | army officer ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Hearn Description of subject: Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.