Jason Compson IV
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Jason Compson IV is a bitter, cruel, and materialistic member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s fiction, embodying the moral and emotional decay of the Southern aristocracy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jason Compson IV canonical | 25 |
| Jason Compson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T614525 — 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: Jason Compson IV Context triple: [The Sound and the Fury, mainCharacter, Jason Compson IV]
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A.
Charles Moore
Charles Moore was an influential American postmodern architect and educator known for his playful, human-centered public spaces and landmark designs such as the Piazza d'Italia and Sea Ranch.
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B.
T.S. Nowlin
T.S. Nowlin is an American screenwriter best known for his work on major science fiction and action films, including entries in the Maze Runner series and other blockbuster franchises.
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C.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
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D.
William Faulks
William Faulks is known as the son of British novelist Sebastian Faulks.
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E.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
- 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: Jason Compson IV Target entity description: Jason Compson IV is a bitter, cruel, and materialistic member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s fiction, embodying the moral and emotional decay of the Southern aristocracy.
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A.
Charles Moore
Charles Moore was an influential American postmodern architect and educator known for his playful, human-centered public spaces and landmark designs such as the Piazza d'Italia and Sea Ranch.
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B.
T.S. Nowlin
T.S. Nowlin is an American screenwriter best known for his work on major science fiction and action films, including entries in the Maze Runner series and other blockbuster franchises.
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C.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
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D.
William Faulks
William Faulks is known as the son of British novelist Sebastian Faulks.
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E.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Sound and the Fury
ⓘ
William Faulkner ⓘ
surface form:
William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha fiction
|
| associatedWithTheme |
decline of the Old South
ⓘ
family disintegration ⓘ greed ⓘ resentment ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bitter
ⓘ
cruel ⓘ materialistic ⓘ |
| controls | Compson family finances ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| economicStatus | lower-middle-class wage earner ⓘ |
| familyName | Compson ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Sound and the Fury (1929) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Caroline Compson
ⓘ
Jason Compson III ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
Caddy Compson ⓘ Mr. Jason Compson III ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Compson III
|
| language | English (original text) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies the economic and moral corruption of the postbellum South ⓘ |
| memberOf | Compson family ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator of the April 6, 1928 section ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor | narrating the third section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| occupation |
farm overseer
ⓘ
store clerk ⓘ |
| personalityType |
cynical
ⓘ
sadistic ⓘ |
| represents |
emotional decay of the Southern aristocracy
ⓘ
moral decay of the Southern aristocracy ⓘ |
| resents |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
Caddy Compson ⓘ Mr. Jason Compson III ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Compson III
|
| setIn |
Jefferson, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson, Mississippi (fictional)
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| setInUniverse | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th-century American South ⓘ |
| stealsFrom |
Caddy Compson
ⓘ
Miss Quentin Compson ⓘ |
| treats | Miss Quentin Compson cruelly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jason Compson IV Description of subject: Jason Compson IV is a bitter, cruel, and materialistic member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s fiction, embodying the moral and emotional decay of the Southern aristocracy.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jason Compson
subject surface form:
Caddy Compson