Moody Richardson
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Moody Richardson is a sensitive, introspective teenage boy in Celeste Ng’s novel *Little Fires Everywhere*, whose unrequited feelings and quiet observations highlight the class and family tensions in Shaker Heights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moody Richardson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4687782 — 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: Moody Richardson Context triple: [Little Fires Everywhere, character, Moody Richardson]
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A.
Edward Burleson
Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
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B.
William Cameron McCool
William Cameron McCool was a United States Navy commander and NASA astronaut who served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on its ill-fated STS-107 mission.
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C.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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D.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
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E.
D. W. Mooney
D. W. Mooney was an early explorer or prospector after whom Mooney Falls in the Grand Canyon was named.
- 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: Moody Richardson Target entity description: Moody Richardson is a sensitive, introspective teenage boy in Celeste Ng’s novel *Little Fires Everywhere*, whose unrequited feelings and quiet observations highlight the class and family tensions in Shaker Heights.
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A.
Edward Burleson
Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
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B.
William Cameron McCool
William Cameron McCool was a United States Navy commander and NASA astronaut who served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on its ill-fated STS-107 mission.
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C.
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley is an American violinist and composer best known as a longtime member of the Dave Matthews Band.
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D.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
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E.
D. W. Mooney
D. W. Mooney was an early explorer or prospector after whom Mooney Falls in the Grand Canyon was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | television ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Little Fires Everywhere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | Little Fires Everywhere (TV miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily |
Richardson family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childOf |
Bill Richardson
NERFINISHED
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Elena Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Celeste Ng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationLevel | high school student ⓘ |
| emotionalState | experiences unrequited love ⓘ |
| familyName | Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 2017 ⓘ |
| friendOf | Pearl Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Moody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Izzy Richardson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lexie Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Trip Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnrequitedFeelingsFor | Pearl Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesInCommunity | planned community of Shaker Heights ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts with more assertive siblings
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highlights inequalities between families in Shaker Heights ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
introspective
ⓘ
observant ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gavin Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Shaker Heights, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
observer of class tensions
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observer of family tensions ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | 1990s Shaker Heights, Ohio ⓘ |
| socialClassPosition | upper-middle-class background ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moody Richardson Description of subject: Moody Richardson is a sensitive, introspective teenage boy in Celeste Ng’s novel *Little Fires Everywhere*, whose unrequited feelings and quiet observations highlight the class and family tensions in Shaker Heights.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.