Elaine Robinson in The Graduate
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Elaine Robinson in The Graduate is the conflicted young woman who becomes the romantic focus of Benjamin Braddock, embodying the film’s themes of uncertainty, rebellion, and generational change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elaine Robinson in The Graduate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10944867 — 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)
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Target entity: Elaine Robinson in The Graduate Context triple: [Katharine Ross, role, Elaine Robinson in The Graduate]
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A.
Mr. Robinson in The Graduate
Mr. Robinson in *The Graduate* is the affluent, unsuspecting husband whose wife’s affair with young Benjamin Braddock helps drive the film’s central conflict and themes of disillusionment.
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B.
Eve Harrington in All About Eve
Eve Harrington in *All About Eve* is the ambitious, seemingly innocent young fan who cunningly schemes her way into stardom at the expense of aging Broadway star Margo Channing.
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C.
Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp
Roberta Muldoon in *The World According to Garp* is a former professional football player who has transitioned and become a compassionate, supportive friend to the protagonist in both John Irving’s novel and its film adaptation.
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D.
Katherine in Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Katherine in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" is a supporting character portrayed by Tuesday Weld in the 1977 drama film about a young woman's risky nightlife and self-destructive choices.
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E.
Rayette Dipesto in Five Easy Pieces
Rayette Dipesto in "Five Easy Pieces" is a vulnerable, working-class waitress and the emotionally needy girlfriend of Jack Nicholson’s character, portrayed with poignant complexity by Karen Black.
- 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: Elaine Robinson in The Graduate Target entity description: Elaine Robinson in The Graduate is the conflicted young woman who becomes the romantic focus of Benjamin Braddock, embodying the film’s themes of uncertainty, rebellion, and generational change.
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A.
Mr. Robinson in The Graduate
Mr. Robinson in *The Graduate* is the affluent, unsuspecting husband whose wife’s affair with young Benjamin Braddock helps drive the film’s central conflict and themes of disillusionment.
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B.
Eve Harrington in All About Eve
Eve Harrington in *All About Eve* is the ambitious, seemingly innocent young fan who cunningly schemes her way into stardom at the expense of aging Broadway star Margo Channing.
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C.
Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp
Roberta Muldoon in *The World According to Garp* is a former professional football player who has transitioned and become a compassionate, supportive friend to the protagonist in both John Irving’s novel and its film adaptation.
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D.
Katherine in Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Katherine in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" is a supporting character portrayed by Tuesday Weld in the 1977 drama film about a young woman's risky nightlife and self-destructive choices.
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E.
Rayette Dipesto in Five Easy Pieces
Rayette Dipesto in "Five Easy Pieces" is a vulnerable, working-class waitress and the emotionally needy girlfriend of Jack Nicholson’s character, portrayed with poignant complexity by Karen Black.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Graduate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Graduate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ambiguity of the future
ⓘ
youth rebellion against parental expectations ⓘ |
| basedOn | Elaine Robinson (novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeIconography | wedding dress in climactic church scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Charles Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | University of California, Berkeley (fictional student) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elopesWith | Benjamin Braddock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Carl Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mr. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Graduate universe ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Mike Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfWork | 1967 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Graduate (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | romantic comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Elaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| modeOfTransportInFinalScene | bus ⓘ |
| mother | Mrs. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
deuteragonist
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love interest of the protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | college student ⓘ |
| partOf | The Graduate franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Katharine Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByActorNominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
NERFINISHED
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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToMrRobinson | daughter GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToMrsRobinson | daughter GENERATED ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Benjamin Braddock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticTriangleWith |
Benjamin Braddock
NERFINISHED
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Carl Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenTimeSignificance | major character ⓘ |
| setIn |
Berkeley, California
NERFINISHED
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California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
generational conflict
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rebellion ⓘ search for identity ⓘ uncertainty ⓘ |
| weddingInterruptedBy | Benjamin Braddock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elaine Robinson in The Graduate Description of subject: Elaine Robinson in The Graduate is the conflicted young woman who becomes the romantic focus of Benjamin Braddock, embodying the film’s themes of uncertainty, rebellion, and generational change.
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