Cousin Lymon
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Cousin Lymon is a hunchbacked, manipulative drifter whose arrival and influence disrupt the lives and relationships in Carson McCullers’ novella "The Ballad of the Sad Café."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cousin Lymon canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novella
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Ballad of the Sad Café
NERFINISHED
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The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
1991 film adaptation The Ballad of the Sad Café
NERFINISHED
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stage adaptations of The Ballad of the Sad Café ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marvin Macy
NERFINISHED
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Miss Amelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes |
breakdown of Miss Amelia’s relationships
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social upheaval in the café ⓘ |
| createdBy | Carson McCullers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Southern Gothic
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novella ⓘ |
| influences |
Marvin Macy
NERFINISHED
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Miss Amelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
complicates relationships
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heightens emotional tension ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | drifter ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Gothic literary tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait | manipulative ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic | hunchbacked ⓘ |
| relationshipToMissAmelia | self-proclaimed cousin GENERATED ⓘ |
| residesAt | Miss Amelia’s café NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
catalyst for conflict
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disruptive influence ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | small Southern mill town ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
betrayal
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loneliness ⓘ power dynamics in relationships ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
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