Eleanor Vance
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Eleanor Vance is the psychologically fragile protagonist of Shirley Jackson’s horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House," whose experiences in the haunted mansion drive the story’s exploration of fear and isolation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleanor Vance canonical | 8 |
| Eleanor Vance (novel character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3457078 — 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: Eleanor Vance Context triple: [Eleanor Lance, basedOn, Eleanor Vance]
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A.
Eleanor Black
Eleanor Black is a fictional character from the television series "The Vampire Diaries," known as a witch and member of the powerful Black family.
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B.
Eleanor Witcombe
Eleanor Witcombe was an Australian screenwriter and playwright known for her influential adaptations and contributions to Australian film, television, and radio drama.
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C.
Eleanor Calvert
Eleanor Calvert was an 18th-century Maryland heiress and member of the prominent Calvert family who became the daughter-in-law of Martha Washington through her marriage to John Parke Custis.
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D.
Elizabeth Erving
Elizabeth Erving was the wife of American statesman and Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin, connecting her to a prominent colonial New England political family.
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E.
Eleanor Gates
Eleanor Gates is the daughter of Robert M. Gates, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of Central Intelligence.
- 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: Eleanor Vance Target entity description: Eleanor Vance is the psychologically fragile protagonist of Shirley Jackson’s horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House," whose experiences in the haunted mansion drive the story’s exploration of fear and isolation.
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A.
Eleanor Black
Eleanor Black is a fictional character from the television series "The Vampire Diaries," known as a witch and member of the powerful Black family.
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B.
Eleanor Witcombe
Eleanor Witcombe was an Australian screenwriter and playwright known for her influential adaptations and contributions to Australian film, television, and radio drama.
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C.
Eleanor Calvert
Eleanor Calvert was an 18th-century Maryland heiress and member of the prominent Calvert family who became the daughter-in-law of Martha Washington through her marriage to John Parke Custis.
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D.
Elizabeth Erving
Elizabeth Erving was the wife of American statesman and Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin, connecting her to a prominent colonial New England political family.
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E.
Eleanor Gates
Eleanor Gates is the daughter of Robert M. Gates, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of Central Intelligence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Eleanor “Nell” Crain in the 2018 TV series The Haunting of Hill House
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Nell Vance in the 1999 film The Haunting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Haunting of Hill House ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Hill House
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the nursery in Hill House ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | car accident ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
fear
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identity dissolution ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| characterRole |
main protagonist
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| deathType | ambiguous between suicide and supernatural influence ⓘ |
| familyBackground |
domineering mother
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strained relationship with sister ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptationCharacter | Nell Crain ⓘ |
| internalConflict |
desire for independence versus fear of abandonment
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doubt about reality versus hallucination ⓘ |
| keyRelationship |
Dr. John Montague
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Luke Sanderson ⓘ Theodora ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
gothic horror
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
experiences unexplained supernatural phenomena
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fatal car crash at the end of the novel ⓘ increasing identification with Hill House ⓘ invited to Hill House for paranormal investigation ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
focal consciousness of the novel
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vehicle for psychological horror ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological fragility
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sense of isolation ⓘ susceptibility to supernatural influence ⓘ |
| occupation | caretaker for her invalid mother ⓘ |
| perceptionByOthers | viewed as unstable by other characters ⓘ |
| psychologicalTrait |
low self-esteem
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social anxiety ⓘ strong need for belonging ⓘ suggestibility ⓘ |
| settingOfStory |
Hill House
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surface form:
Hill House, a secluded mansion
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| symbolicAssociation |
the concept of home as both refuge and trap
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the phrase "Journeys end in lovers meeting" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleanor Vance Description of subject: Eleanor Vance is the psychologically fragile protagonist of Shirley Jackson’s horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House," whose experiences in the haunted mansion drive the story’s exploration of fear and isolation.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eleanor Lance
subject surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House
subject surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House
this entity surface form:
Eleanor Vance (novel character)