Amanda Wingfield is Tom Wingfield’s mother
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Amanda Wingfield is a domineering yet fragile Southern matriarch in Tennessee Williams’ play "The Glass Menagerie," whose clinging to genteel memories and ambitions for her children drives much of the family’s conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (stage production) | 1 |
| Amanda Wingfield is Tom Wingfield’s mother canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Amanda Wingfield is Tom Wingfield’s mother Context triple: [The Glass Menagerie, characterRelationship, Amanda Wingfield is Tom Wingfield’s mother]
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Alice Wright Mann
Alice Wright Mann was the woman who served as the ceremonial sponsor for the U.S. Navy battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) at its launching.
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character Lena Younger
Lena Younger is the deeply religious, resilient matriarch of the Younger family in Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," whose dreams and moral strength anchor the story’s exploration of race, class, and family.
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Ruth Younger
Ruth Younger is a hardworking, pragmatic wife and mother in Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun," embodying the struggles and resilience of a Black working-class family in mid-20th-century Chicago.
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D.
character Walter Lee Younger
Walter Lee Younger is the ambitious but frustrated African American chauffeur and central protagonist of Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," whose dreams and conflicts drive the story’s exploration of race, class, and family.
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E.
Mrs. Mott in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Mrs. Mott is the vengeful, psychopathic nanny and main antagonist in the 1992 psychological thriller film "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Amanda Wingfield is Tom Wingfield’s mother Target entity description: Amanda Wingfield is a domineering yet fragile Southern matriarch in Tennessee Williams’ play "The Glass Menagerie," whose clinging to genteel memories and ambitions for her children drives much of the family’s conflict.
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A.
Alice Wright Mann
Alice Wright Mann was the woman who served as the ceremonial sponsor for the U.S. Navy battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) at its launching.
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B.
character Lena Younger
Lena Younger is the deeply religious, resilient matriarch of the Younger family in Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," whose dreams and moral strength anchor the story’s exploration of race, class, and family.
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C.
Ruth Younger
Ruth Younger is a hardworking, pragmatic wife and mother in Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun," embodying the struggles and resilience of a Black working-class family in mid-20th-century Chicago.
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D.
character Walter Lee Younger
Walter Lee Younger is the ambitious but frustrated African American chauffeur and central protagonist of Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," whose dreams and conflicts drive the story’s exploration of race, class, and family.
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E.
Mrs. Mott in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Mrs. Mott is the vengeful, psychopathic nanny and main antagonist in the 1992 psychological thriller film "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Glass Menagerie
ⓘ
linked to:
The Glass Menagerie (stage)
|
| appearsInMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
economic insecurity
ⓘ
family obligation ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ |
| centralTo | family conflict in The Glass Menagerie ⓘ |
| clingsTo | memories of her Southern belle youth ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Tom Wingfield ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tennessee Williams ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationIn | film adaptations of The Glass Menagerie ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Laura Wingfield
ⓘ
Tom Wingfield ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName |
Wingfield
ⓘ
linked to:
Wingfield apartment
|
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Amanda ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
domineering ⓘ fragile ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Laura Wingfield’s mother
ⓘ
Tom Wingfield’s mother ⓘ |
| hasSocialBackground | Southern ⓘ |
| hasSocialRole | matriarch ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mr. Wingfield ⓘ |
| hasStageDirectionCharacteristic |
desperate
ⓘ
talkative ⓘ vivacious ⓘ |
| isCharacterInGenre | memory play ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American drama ⓘ |
| livesIn |
St. Louis
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Louis City
|
| motivatedBy |
ambitions for her children
ⓘ
desire for financial security ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| obsessedWith | finding a gentleman caller for Laura Wingfield ⓘ |
| occupation |
magazine subscription salesperson
ⓘ
telephone solicitor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Cherry Jones
ⓘ
Gertrude Lawrence ⓘ Jessica Lange ⓘ Joanne Woodward ⓘ Katharine Hepburn ⓘ |
| pressures |
Laura Wingfield to secure a husband
ⓘ
linked to:
Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield to support the family ⓘ
linked to:
Tom Wingfield
|
| setInWorkLocation | Wingfield apartment in St. Louis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
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Subject: Amanda Wingfield is Tom Wingfield’s mother Description of subject: Amanda Wingfield is a domineering yet fragile Southern matriarch in Tennessee Williams’ play "The Glass Menagerie," whose clinging to genteel memories and ambitions for her children drives much of the family’s conflict.
Referenced by (2)
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