Rummy Mitchens

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Rummy Mitchens is a minor comic character in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Major Barbara," depicted as a poor woman who feigns moral depravity to receive charity from the Salvation Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
alignmentInWork beneficiary of Salvation Army charity
appearsInGenre comedy
drama
associatedWith Salvation Army
characterInPlay Major Barbara
createdBy George Bernard Shaw
depictedAs poor woman
economicStatusInFiction impoverished
firstAppearance Major Barbara
gender female
literaryPeriod early 20th century
medium stage play
moralPresentation pretends to be a sinner
motivation to receive charity
nationalityInFiction British
partOf Major Barbara character ensemble
publicationContext Major Barbara (first performed 1905)
linked to: Major Barbara
roleInWork comic character
minor character
settingOfFictionalLife London
linked to: London, England
socialClassInFiction working class
themeIllustrated charity and morality
hypocrisy
social criticism
usedByAuthorTo satirize religious charity
usedFor comic relief
usesDeception feigns moral depravity
workLanguage English

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Major Barbara mainCharacter Rummy Mitchens