The Turmoil
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"The Turmoil" is a 1915 novel by American author Booth Tarkington that explores industrialization, social change, and family conflict in a rapidly modernizing Midwestern city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Turmoil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4880208 — 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: The Turmoil Context triple: [Booth Tarkington, notableWork, The Turmoil]
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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B.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
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C.
The Menacing Power
"The Menacing Power" is an episode title from the 1939 science fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
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D.
The Calamity
The Calamity is an English rendering of "Al-Qari'ah," the 101st chapter of the Qur'an, which vividly describes the cataclysmic Day of Judgment and the weighing of human deeds.
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E.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
- 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 Turmoil Target entity description: "The Turmoil" is a 1915 novel by American author Booth Tarkington that explores industrialization, social change, and family conflict in a rapidly modernizing Midwestern city.
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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B.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
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C.
The Menacing Power
"The Menacing Power" is an episode title from the 1939 science fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
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D.
The Calamity
The Calamity is an English rendering of "Al-Qari'ah," the 101st chapter of the Qur'an, which vividly describes the cataclysmic Day of Judgment and the weighing of human deeds.
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E.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Booth Tarkington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
generational conflict within a family
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rise of industrial capitalism ⓘ tension between old money and new industrial wealth ⓘ |
| explores |
class dynamics in a growing city
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impact of business ambition on personal relationships ⓘ |
| genre |
novel of manners
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realist fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasStructure | long-form narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family conflict
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industrialization ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | effects of rapid modernization on urban life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Booth Tarkington's early 20th-century urban novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Turmoil Description of subject: "The Turmoil" is a 1915 novel by American author Booth Tarkington that explores industrialization, social change, and family conflict in a rapidly modernizing Midwestern city.
Referenced by (1)
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