Barbara Undershaft is a Salvation Army officer

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Barbara Undershaft is the idealistic and morally driven Salvation Army major at the center of George Bernard Shaw’s play "Major Barbara," whose convictions are tested by her wealthy arms-manufacturer father.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
affiliation The Salvation Army
linked to: Salvation Army
appearsIn Major Barbara
associatedWithTheme salvation through money versus salvation through faith
authorAward Nobel Prize in Literature
centralConflict tension between moral idealism and practical power
centralThemeInvolvingCharacter ethics of wealth and philanthropy
relationship between religion and capitalism
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
creator George Bernard Shaw
describedAs idealistic
morally driven
dramaticFunction embodies moral idealism challenged by economic realities
familyName Undershaft
fatherOccupation arms manufacturer
industrialist
fiancé Adolphus Cusins
firstPerformanceOfWork 1905
fullName Barbara Undershaft
genreOfWorkAppearsIn play
givenName Barbara
hasFather Andrew Undershaft
languageOfWork English
literaryMovementOfAuthor modernist drama
moralFocus Christian charity
social justice
nationalityOfAuthor Irish
occupation Salvation Army officer
rank Major
relative Andrew Undershaft
Lady Britomart Undershaft
Sarah Undershaft
Stephen Undershaft
roleInWork protagonist
title character
settingOfWork London
linked to: London, England
testsHerConvictions discovery of Salvation Army’s acceptance of tainted money
timePeriodOfWork early 20th century

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Major Barbara characterOccupation Barbara Undershaft is a Salvation Army officer