Mildred Peacock

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Mildred Peacock is the resilient African American mother and protagonist of Terry McMillan’s novel "Mama," who struggles to raise her children and find independence amid poverty and hardship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsInWork Mama
centralThemeInvolvement economic struggle
family survival
female empowerment
countryOfFictionalSetting United States
createdBy Terry McMillan
experiences hardship
poverty
faces racism
sexism
welfare bureaucracy
featuredInGenre contemporary African American literature
firstPublishedIn 1987
hasChild Angel Peacock
Crickett Peacock
Dinah Peacock
Fred Peacock
Ralphine Peacock
linked to: Angel Peacock
hasEthnicity African American
hasFamilyRole single mother
hasGender female
hasMaritalStatus divorced
hasOccupation low-wage worker
hasRole mother
hasSocioeconomicStatus working class
hasSpouse Crook
hasTrait determined
independent
protective
resilient
resourceful
languageOfWork English
livesIn Michigan
narrativeFocus motherhood under economic stress
struggle for autonomy
protagonistOf Mama
represents African American working-class motherhood
female resilience
seeks a better life for her children
independence
strugglesWith financial instability
raising children alone
undergoesCharacterArc from dependence to greater self-reliance

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Mama mainCharacter Mildred Peacock