Heavenly Finley is Chance Wayne's former lover
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Heavenly Finley is a tragic character in Tennessee Williams' play "Sweet Bird of Youth," whose past relationship with Chance Wayne symbolizes lost innocence and the destructive consequences of ambition and desire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heavenly Finley | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sweet Bird of Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
corruption of youth
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family control and oppression ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| characterType | Southern belle archetype (subverted) ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Boss Finley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
catalyst for Chance Wayne’s downfall
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victim of patriarchal power ⓘ |
| dramaticStructureRole | offstage backstory driving present action ⓘ |
| dramaticTheme |
consequences of promiscuity and rumor
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female bodily autonomy ⓘ political manipulation ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sweet Bird of Youth (1959 stage premiere) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerLover | Chance Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFather | Boss Finley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacterArcOf |
Boss Finley
NERFINISHED
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Chance Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome | suffers irreversible physical and emotional damage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| partOf | American theatre canon ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Shirley Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Boss Finley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Chance Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | St. Cloud, Florida (fictional town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageGenre | Broadway play ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral and sexual innocence
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the cost of social and political hypocrisy ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
destructive consequences of ambition
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destructive consequences of desire ⓘ lost innocence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century American South ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSettingRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | Southern Gothic drama ⓘ |
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