The Adjuster
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"The Adjuster" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of disillusionment, marital strain, and the emotional costs of modern life.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Adjuster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4026004 — 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: The Adjuster Context triple: [All the Sad Young Men, containsWork, The Adjuster]
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A.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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B.
The Appeal
The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores corporate corruption and the manipulation of the judicial system through a high-stakes Mississippi court case.
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C.
The Chase
The Chase is a 1966 American drama-thriller film directed by Arthur Penn, known for its intense portrayal of small-town corruption and social tension, and produced by the Zanuck/Brown Company.
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D.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
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E.
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap is a 1952 American crime thriller film starring Joseph Cotten as a bank employee who devises a plan to steal money and flee the country.
- 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 Adjuster Target entity description: "The Adjuster" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of disillusionment, marital strain, and the emotional costs of modern life.
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A.
The Accident
The Accident is a semi-autobiographical novel by Elie Wiesel that explores trauma, survival, and identity in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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B.
The Appeal
The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores corporate corruption and the manipulation of the judicial system through a high-stakes Mississippi court case.
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C.
The Chase
The Chase is a 1966 American drama-thriller film directed by Arthur Penn, known for its intense portrayal of small-town corruption and social tension, and produced by the Zanuck/Brown Company.
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D.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
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E.
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap is a 1952 American crime thriller film starring Joseph Cotten as a bank employee who devises a plan to steal money and flee the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| explores |
consequences of materialism
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emotional detachment ⓘ psychological burden of responsibility ⓘ tension between personal desire and social duty ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
married couple
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upper-middle-class characters ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional alienation
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family life ⓘ marriage ⓘ modern urban life ⓘ |
| hasTone |
critical
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introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
disillusionment
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emotional costs of modern life ⓘ marital strain ⓘ modern marriage ⓘ psychological conflict ⓘ social expectations ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Adjuster Description of subject: "The Adjuster" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of disillusionment, marital strain, and the emotional costs of modern life.
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