Marvin Macy
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Marvin Macy is a central character in Carson McCullers' novella "The Ballad of the Sad Café," known as a once-brutal man whose obsessive, unrequited love and subsequent vengeful return drive much of the story’s tragic tension.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novella
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Ballad of the Sad Café NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
loneliness
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revenge ⓘ transformation and relapse ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brooding
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brutal ⓘ jealous ⓘ obsessive ⓘ vengeful ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cousin Lymon
NERFINISHED
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Miss Amelia Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Carson McCullers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement |
conflict in Miss Amelia’s café
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tragic tension ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Ballad of the Sad Café universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Ballad of the Sad Café (1951 book version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerReputation |
criminal
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notorious troublemaker ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Miss Amelia Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveType | unrequited love ⓘ |
| majorAction |
allies with Cousin Lymon
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courts and marries Miss Amelia Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ fights Miss Amelia Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ helps destroy Miss Amelia’s café ⓘ is rejected by Miss Amelia Evans ⓘ leaves town after failed marriage ⓘ returns to town seeking revenge ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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central character ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | mill hand ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Miss Amelia Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small Southern mill town ⓘ |
| spouse | Miss Amelia Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicFunction | embodiment of destructive passion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century American South (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| undergoesChange | temporarily reforms for love of Miss Amelia ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Southern Gothic
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novella ⓘ |
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