Cal Trask
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Cal Trask is a central, morally conflicted character in John Steinbeck’s novel "East of Eden," often seen as a modern reimagining of the biblical Cain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cal Trask canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3213165 — 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: Cal Trask Context triple: [East of Eden, mainCharacter, Cal Trask]
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A.
Jared Goff
Jared Goff is an American football quarterback in the NFL, best known for leading the Los Angeles Rams to a Super Bowl appearance early in his career.
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B.
Tori Foles
Tori Foles is the wife of NFL quarterback Nick Foles and is known for her advocacy and openness about living with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
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C.
Justin Herbert
Justin Herbert is an American football quarterback in the NFL, best known for his standout college career at the University of Oregon and his role as a franchise quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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D.
Travis Goff
Travis Goff is a college athletics administrator who serves as the athletic director at the University of Kansas, overseeing the Jayhawks’ sports programs.
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E.
Nick Foles
Nick Foles is an American NFL quarterback best known for leading the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Super Bowl title and earning Super Bowl LII MVP honors.
- 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: Cal Trask Target entity description: Cal Trask is a central, morally conflicted character in John Steinbeck’s novel "East of Eden," often seen as a modern reimagining of the biblical Cain.
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A.
Jared Goff
Jared Goff is an American football quarterback in the NFL, best known for leading the Los Angeles Rams to a Super Bowl appearance early in his career.
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B.
Tori Foles
Tori Foles is the wife of NFL quarterback Nick Foles and is known for her advocacy and openness about living with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
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C.
Justin Herbert
Justin Herbert is an American football quarterback in the NFL, best known for his standout college career at the University of Oregon and his role as a franchise quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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D.
Travis Goff
Travis Goff is a college athletics administrator who serves as the athletic director at the University of Kansas, overseeing the Jayhawks’ sports programs.
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E.
Nick Foles
Nick Foles is an American NFL quarterback best known for leading the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Super Bowl title and earning Super Bowl LII MVP honors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Caleb Trask ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
East of Eden (novel by John Steinbeck)
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surface form:
East of Eden
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| appearsInGenre |
biblical allegory
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family saga ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotive |
desire for redemption
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search for identity ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cain ⓘ |
| centralToTheme | timshel (thou mayest) ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Adam Trask
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Aron Trask ⓘ |
| creator | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| familyName | Trask ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamily | Trask family ⓘ |
| hasFather | Adam Trask ⓘ |
| hasInternalConflict | desire for love vs. sense of inherent badness ⓘ |
| hasMoralArchetype | Cain figure ⓘ |
| hasMother | Cathy Ames ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Aron Trask ⓘ |
| hasThemeRole |
embodies struggle between good and evil
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explores free will ⓘ represents possibility of redemption ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
emotionally troubled
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intelligent ⓘ jealous ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Cain
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surface form:
biblical Cain
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| publicationOfWorkDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| seeksApprovalFrom | Adam Trask ⓘ |
| setInWorkLocation | Salinas Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cal Trask Description of subject: Cal Trask is a central, morally conflicted character in John Steinbeck’s novel "East of Eden," often seen as a modern reimagining of the biblical Cain.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.