The Young Outlaw
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The Young Outlaw is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys’ novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for moral and financial success through perseverance and integrity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Young Outlaw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2867539 — 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 Young Outlaw Context triple: [Horatio Alger Jr., notableWork, The Young Outlaw]
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A.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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B.
The Iron Sheriff
The Iron Sheriff is a 1957 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman torn between duty and family loyalty.
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C.
Outlaw Pete
"Outlaw Pete" is an epic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his 2009 album *Working on a Dream* and tells the life story of a legendary outlaw.
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D.
The Paleface
The Paleface is a 1948 comedy Western film starring Bob Hope as a bumbling frontier dentist who becomes an unlikely hero alongside Jane Russell.
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E.
The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney as a fast-drawing drifter who clashes with corrupt town leaders on the American frontier.
- 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 Young Outlaw Target entity description: The Young Outlaw is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys’ novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for moral and financial success through perseverance and integrity.
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A.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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B.
The Iron Sheriff
The Iron Sheriff is a 1957 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman torn between duty and family loyalty.
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C.
Outlaw Pete
"Outlaw Pete" is an epic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his 2009 album *Working on a Dream* and tells the life story of a legendary outlaw.
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D.
The Paleface
The Paleface is a 1948 comedy Western film starring Bob Hope as a bumbling frontier dentist who becomes an unlikely hero alongside Jane Russell.
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E.
The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney as a fast-drawing drifter who clashes with corrupt town leaders on the American frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boys' novel
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novel ⓘ rags-to-riches story ⓘ |
| author | Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
economic hardship
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social inequality ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
honesty
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personal responsibility ⓘ self-help ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ didactic fiction ⓘ moralistic fiction ⓘ |
| hasMoral | success is achieved through perseverance and integrity ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
boys
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young readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Horatio Alger myth
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surface form:
Horatio Alger rags-to-riches tradition
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| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
integrity
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moral development ⓘ perseverance ⓘ poverty and success ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a poor youth striving for success ⓘ |
| plotMotive |
desire for financial success
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desire for moral success ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacteristic |
hardworking
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morally upright ⓘ poor ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century United States ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Young Outlaw Description of subject: The Young Outlaw is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys’ novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for moral and financial success through perseverance and integrity.
Referenced by (1)
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