An ontology capturing key elements from Hugh Howey's 'Wool' excerpt provided by the user.
Wool Ontology (Characters, Silo Locations, Events)
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Locations that are physically next to each other (e.g., cafeteria and lounge).
A concept of operation of the silo for example Power, food, money etc.
Links a physical object to the person who currently owns or possesses it.
Indicates membership or close affiliation with a group or place (e.g., Mechanical department).
Links an event to a location where it happens.
Indicates a smaller location belongs to a larger one.
Links a person to an event they take part in.
A person is the 'shadow' (apprentice/trainee) of another person.
Approximate age or stage of life (Child, Adult, etc.).
Occupation or recognized status (Sheriff, Mayor, Nurse, etc.).
Biological sex or gender of the person, if known.
Quick reference to the chapters or sections where an entity is mentioned.
Lotteries follow soon after deaths. Birth control All women have a birth control device inserted in their hip at birth and only removed when they win the birth lottery. They can only win the lottery twice?
Key happenings or actions in the story (e.g., Holston's climb, a cleaning, etc.).
There is also a mid level nursery as jahns talks about a similar waiting room in the mid-levels and nichols worked there with his wife.
Any place, area, or region (Silo, outside, floors, rooms, etc.).
Any large mechanical device (pumps, generators, etc.).
Any major or minor character from the text.
Any tangible item (tools, furniture, containers).
One specific floor/level of the silo structure.
His office, situated between the cafeteria and the silo’s airlock. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Holston remembered watching his wife go about her cleaning three years ago. (Part 1, Holston 2-3)
Holston's wife, who went outside 3 years earlier after exclaiming her desire to leave. (Part 1, Holston 3-5)
From TV series but not contradictory Prop By Philippa Broadhurst
From TV series steps grafitti (Does not contradict canon) egging on stairs racers.
Bernard visits Juliette in the holding cell, demands updates, insinuates no foul play in Jahns's death. (Ch. 19)
Rises to acting mayor after Jahns's death, suspected by Marnes and Juliette of foul play, exerts heavy political control. (Ch. 15–19)
Sleeping area for visiting workers or guests in Mechanical. (Section 14)
The cafeteria and the adjoining lounge... level with him now. (Part 1, Holston 1)
A plastic-covered children’s book read by a young girl on stairwell landing 57. (Ch. 15)
Her husband, Clarke, sat behind a table with cups of juice and cookies. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Mayor Jahns and Marnes meet Knox briefly before following the orange-haired shadow. (Section 10)
Where Mayor Jahns slept; described as borrowed linens, 2-chit soap smell. (Ch. 15)
Convertible Couch (Mid-level Deputy Station)
A large, bearded man in charge of Mechanical, called 'Knox.' (Section 10, 14)
Juliette's father, a nursery doctor who lost a son (Nicholas) prematurely. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Mentioned as Jahns’s late husband, fueling her grief and decisions. (Ch. 15–16)
General label for the lower 1/3 of the silo.
The bottom third of the silo, around floors 96 and below, referred to as the down deep. (Sections 10–14)
Holston saw Emma picking up scattered chalk and crayon from the stained tiles. (Part 1, Holston 1)
A closed murder case from the down deep that Juliette once helped solve. (Ch. 19 references)
Closed case folder about Holston’s final days and volunteer cleaning. (Ch. 19)
Marnes’s open murder investigation notes, dotted with tears. (Ch. 19)
Minor law complaints between neighbors, waiting for new sheriff's review. (Ch. 19)
One of the open cases Juliette has to read and manage. (Ch. 19)
Gardens are somewhere in the fifties. Growing Fruit. Oranges. Tomatoes. Workers wear Green. Tasting halls and dining halls.+ 1Level down to the guest rooms
Garment Distict (some where between first tiker of apartments and the second tier!) The garment district next dyes and chemicals. Food stall at the edge of the district. Multicoloured overalls.
Major overhaul of the main generator. Successfully restarted with near-perfect alignment. (Ch. 17)
Juliette's primary workstation, containing the massive generator. (Section 10, 11)
Area on the steel grating where a girl was reading in the dim light. (Ch. 15)
Lifeless hills... had hardly changed since Holston was a boy. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Get the mayor. Tell her I want to go outside. (Holston in the holding cell, Part 1, Holston 1)
Holston... the protagonist who chose to go outside after his wife's death. (Parts 1-7)
Holston stepped out of the airlock, cleaned the sensors, and trudged up the hill... (Part 1, Holston 6-7)
Holston climbed to his death... winding his way around the spiral staircase. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Holston compared his old boots to his father's, which showed signs of wear. (Part 1, Holston 1)
placed a bowl of hot oats in front of him
IT Is three levels. Behind main doors to IT Comprises Offices, Apartments and Workshops. Less than 2 dozen men and women work here (mostly men).
Mayor Jahns is poisoned via water canteen while passing through the nursery. (Ch. 15–16)
Jahns and Marnes climb from the down deep to mid-levels, culminating in Jahns's severe exhaustion and eventual collapse. (Ch. 15–16)
Juliette Investigates Holston's Decision
Juliette pores over Holston’s case files, trying to understand why he volunteered for cleaning. (Ch. 19)
Juliette's unwavering devotion to repairing the generator. She also 'borrowed' heat tape from IT. (Sections 10–14)
Mentioned as Dr. Nichols's daughter, moved to Mechanical at age 13, hasn't visited father in 20 years. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Now stationed at the up top as Sheriff, investigating Mayor Jahns's death, pondering Holston's final decision, realigning the generator in Mechanical, and grappling with new political pressures. (Ch. 15–19)
At the top of the spiral stairway...the adjoining lounge. (Part 1, Holston 1)
An IT technician who interacts with Juliette and Bernard, forging official documents for the new sheriff. (Ch. 16)
A friendly mechanic, married to Shirly, who guided Jahns and Marnes around. (Section 13)
Deputy Marnes becomes distraught after Mayor Jahns's death. Grows suspicious of Bernard. (Ch. 15–19)
Grapples with personal grief, shares an intimate moment with Jahns during the climb. Possibly romantic feelings from years ago, ending with her tragic death. (Ch. 15–16)
Holston’s deputy, close friend, and confidant. (Part 1, Holston 1, 2; Part 2, Proper Gauge 8-9)
Cot used by Marnes, behind bars in the mid-level station. (Ch. 15)
Died en route to the up top, presumably murdered via poisoned water canteen. (Ch. 15-16)
Mayor Jahns... 'I've been mayor too long,' she said. (Part 1, Holston 2; Part 2, Proper Gauge 8-9)
Realizes how compartmentalized the silo is (up top, mids, down deep). Embarks on final climb, dies at nursery from a poison-laced canteen. (Ch. 15–16)
Mayoral timeline. Mayor Jahns < Mayor Humphries < Mayor Jeffers
Marnes, Jahns, Marck, and Shirly share a meal, discussing Juliette's character. (Sections 12–13)
Juliette visits Jahns and Marnes in the small apartment, agrees to become Sheriff. (Sections 13–14)
Where Marck, Shirly, Jahns, and Marnes shared a meal. (Sections 10–14)
Deputy station located in the mid-level floors, around 50–60. (Ch. 15)
Where Jahns and Marnes stay while climbing up, located around the mid floors. (Ch. 15)
Nicholas died prematurely, causing great strain on the family. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
He weighed one pound eight ounces... complications in the incubator. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Dr. Nichols is in the nursery. A place for newborns and mothers. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
A pump that brings up oil to be refined for power. (Section 10)
A young shadow with bright orange hair who guided Jahns and Marnes to Juliette in the generator room. (Section 10)
Books: four different cameras providing panoramic views (Holston dreamed of such things while he dutifully scrubbed the third lens, wiped, applied, sprayed, then moved to the last.) TV: The silo sits in a shallow depression in the ground. There are horizontal doors that open from the ramp and close afer a person has egressed. A small concrete pillar in the center of the depression houses the camera that the cleaners attend to. A single camera porovides a 180 degree view so there is a lot that we can’t see.
He gazed at the dead world some ancient peoples had left behind. (Part 1, Holston 2)
Pam works in the upper canteen, young woman
Canteen shared by Jahns and Marnes; used to deliver poison to Jahns. (Ch. 15–16)
TV: The silo seems to have one massive generator looking like a vertical jet engine. We assume that the source of the steam for the generator is geothermal: when it’s necessary to shut of the generator one time, the inlet valve becomes orange hot and the silo staff seem to have no way to control the source. Books: the Silo is powered by oil: the down deep operate drills to find oil.
A forced reduction of power usage to allow Mechanical to service the main generator, partially triggered by Juliette's request as new sheriff. (Ch. 15–17)
A small apartment reserved for important guests near the bunkhouse. (Section 14)
Juliette's suggestion to reduce IT's load and let the generator be serviced. (Sections 10–14)
He turned to Rachele, who worked first shift and knew Juliette well.
TV: We discover a recycling chute in SxEpy. The chute has rungs for climbing and a door on each level. It’s not clear if the rubbish chute is in the core of the staircase. We assume not. Books: The Books don't mention a recyling chute so we are left assuming this is a job for porters.
“She’d be out of air by now, anyway,” Rick was saying.
Beyond the stately rolling crests... a familiar and rotting skyline caught the morning rays. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Sammi, a tech he knew, burst out in a hurry and stormed past. Lukas called his name, but the older tech Nearly as old aas Bernard
shadowed under Gloria His hair was long, wild, and seemingly built for flying up and down the staircase.
Entered the second tier of apartments, down below the 16th floor.
A brass sheriff badge once worn by Holston, now pinned by Juliette. (Ch. 19)
Works on shift opposite Marck, also a mechanic in Mechanical. (Section 13)
Silo 18 144 levels with higher numbered levels lower in the silo. 10,000 inhabitants approx (averaging at 41 inhabitants per floor)
...'the buried silo like a straw in a glass'... (Part 1, Holston 1)
The top of the spiral stairway... the widest rooms of the entire silo complex: the cafeteria and adjoining lounge (Part 1, Holston 1)
Knox's territory in Mechanical, near the generator, is around floor 140. (Sections 10–14)
Dr. Nichols currently works in the nursery on 20 (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
landing on thirty-eight. Here was a mixed-use level of offices, shops, a plastics factory, and one of the small water treatment plants.
The landing for fifty-six was visible below, the several landings between jutting off at unseen angles.
Hypothetical location of the mid-level deputy station if you want a single floor assignment.
Mentioned in Ch. 15, where a young girl is reading a children’s book in the dim light.
Referenced in Ch. 15, another stopping point for Jahns and Marnes during their climb.
Clear path down to 99: preferered location for suicide jumpers.
Silo 1 is the managing authority and exterminate the silo inhabitants if there is a successful rebellion.
Holston recognized Susan’s boy, the child who bumped into him. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Susan’s boy, who bumped into Holston’s knees like a comet. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Juliette intercepting heat tape bound for IT, using it to fix a heat exchanger. (Section 13)
The lower gardens somewhere above the 130’s
Stairs Each level has a walkway to the core staircase. There is no normal route between levels without traversing the core staircase. TV: Walkways are at 0 degrees, 120 degrees and 240 degrees, with. Stairway is single helix and ascends clockwise 240 degrees between landings. The walkways are approx.. TV: Each level may contain more than one storey and for residential looks to be two stories tall. TV: Starcase width perhaps 4 meters with perhaps 16 stairs per 120 degrees (32 stars between levels). Books have metal stairs like open design. Books: The Starcase is metal and is a tight spiral. The landings are not at regular angular distances from each other: “He gripped landing fifty’s cool steel railing and leaned over. Looking down, he could watch the stairwell drill its way deep into the earth. The landing for fifty-six was visible below, the several landings between jutting off at unseen angles. It was hard to gauge the distance but he figured it was more than enough. No need to walk down to eighty-two, which most jumpers preferred for its long clear path down to ninety-nine.”
Holston took his time... winding around and around the spiral staircase (Part 1, Holston 1)
The Vault code is 6 digits and ends in 39 Has library and living quarters. Holds the sum of human history.
They were vacation vouchers. Dozens of them.
Electrical Specialist (Rarely leaves workshop)
Known as 'Walk,' an older man in Electrical who rarely leaves his shop. (Sections 13–14)
Pungent water treatment plant below the lower farm
Wiring someone: sending an electronic message. it costs quarter of a chit per character.
ID cards Blue coloured for mechanical Gold coloured for Shriffs Deputy and the Mayor
Blue for Mechanicals Red for IT - or is itr Silver? Yellow for Supply Grey Overalls? Sims, the head of IT security, similarly laid into three men in gray overalls Silver Overalls: When Juliette gos do to see Scottie, she assaults a guard in silver overalls? ....passing by a man and woman in IT silver as they walked the other way.....