Mrs. Antrobus

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Mrs. Antrobus is a central character in Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," representing the archetypal resilient wife and mother who helps her family survive a series of allegorical global catastrophes.

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Mrs. Antrobus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archetypal mother figure ⓘ
archetypal wife figure ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I of The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
Act II of The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
Act III of The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
appearsInWork The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
associatedWithTheme cyclical destruction and renewal ⓘ
family ⓘ
human history ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
survival ⓘ
conflictWith Sabina ⓘ
createdBy Thornton Wilder ⓘ
faces Ice Age catastrophe ⓘ
flood and environmental disaster ⓘ
global war ⓘ
familyName Antrobus ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1942 ⓘ
hasChild Gladys Antrobus ⓘ
Henry Antrobus ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Sabina ⓘ
hasSpouse George Antrobus ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
narrativeFunction moral center of the Antrobus family ⓘ
protector of the family ⓘ
resilient wife and mother ⓘ
portrays domestic stability ⓘ
endurance ⓘ
practical wisdom ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
roleInWork central character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
settingContext Atlantic City boardwalk ⓘ
post-apocalyptic world ⓘ
prehistoric New Jersey ⓘ
symbolizes the archetypal mother ⓘ
the archetypal wife ⓘ
the enduring human spirit ⓘ
the stability of the family unit ⓘ
traditional moral values ⓘ
workGenre American drama ⓘ
absurdist drama ⓘ
allegorical play ⓘ

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George Antrobus → spouse → Mrs. Antrobus ⓘ