Adam Trask
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Adam Trask is a central, morally conflicted protagonist in John Steinbeck’s novel "East of Eden," whose life and family struggles mirror the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam Trask canonical | 9 |
| Adam Trask in East of Eden | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3213168 — 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: Adam Trask Context triple: [East of Eden, mainCharacter, Adam Trask]
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A.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
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B.
James Stacy
James Stacy was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1960s and 1970s TV series, including the Western "Lancer."
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C.
Jeremy Spenser
Jeremy Spenser is a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the 1950s and 1960s, including notable roles in classic British cinema.
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D.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Tate Langdon
Tate Langdon is a troubled, ghostly teenager and central antagonist in the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story.
- 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: Adam Trask Target entity description: Adam Trask is a central, morally conflicted protagonist in John Steinbeck’s novel "East of Eden," whose life and family struggles mirror the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
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A.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
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B.
James Stacy
James Stacy was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in 1960s and 1970s TV series, including the Western "Lancer."
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C.
Jeremy Spenser
Jeremy Spenser is a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the 1950s and 1960s, including notable roles in classic British cinema.
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D.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Tate Langdon
Tate Langdon is a troubled, ghostly teenager and central antagonist in the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Adam ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
East of Eden (novel by John Steinbeck)
ⓘ
surface form:
East of Eden
|
| basedOn |
Adam and Eve
ⓘ
surface form:
biblical figure Adam (the first man)
|
| centralConflict |
inability to see Cathy Ames’s true nature
ⓘ
struggle to understand and guide his sons ⓘ |
| creator | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| experiences |
betrayal by his wife Cathy Ames
ⓘ
stroke late in life ⓘ |
| familyName | Trask family ⓘ |
| finalAct | blessing and forgiving his son Cal (timshel scene) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
East of Eden (novel by John Steinbeck)
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surface form:
East of Eden (1952 novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Charles Trask ⓘ |
| hasFather | Cyrus Trask ⓘ |
| hasSon |
Aron Trask
ⓘ
Caleb Trask ⓘ |
| hasStepMother | Alice Trask ⓘ |
| hasTwinSons |
Caleb Trask
ⓘ
surface form:
Caleb Trask and Aron Trask
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeParallel | biblical story of Cain and Abel ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
ranch owner ⓘ |
| participatesIn | American Civil War (as a soldier in backstory) ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
gentle
ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ naive ⓘ passive ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press (for East of Eden)
|
| residence |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Salinas Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Salinas Valley, California
|
| roleInWork | protagonist of East of Eden ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Cathy Ames ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of human goodness and weakness
ⓘ
patriarch of the Trask family in East of Eden ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
free will
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good and evil ⓘ inheritance of sin ⓘ parental influence ⓘ |
| workGenre | novel ⓘ |
| workSetting |
Salinas Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Salinas Valley, California
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adam Trask Description of subject: Adam Trask is a central, morally conflicted protagonist in John Steinbeck’s novel "East of Eden," whose life and family struggles mirror the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adam Trask in East of Eden