Mammy in Gone with the Wind

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fictional character film character literary character stereotypical character

Mammy in *Gone with the Wind* is the strong-willed, loyal enslaved house servant of the O’Hara family, known for her sharp tongue, moral authority, and complex, stereotype-laden portrayal in the classic 1939 film.

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Mammy in Gone with the Wind canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
stereotypical character ⓘ
appearsIn Gone with the Wind ⓘ
surface form: Gone with the Wind (film)

novel Gone with the Wind ⓘ
surface form: Gone with the Wind (novel)
associatedStereotype mammy stereotype ⓘ
characterTrait loyal ⓘ
morally authoritative ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ
strong-willed ⓘ
creator Margaret Mitchell ⓘ
criticalReceptionAspect criticized for perpetuating racist stereotypes ⓘ
noted for emotional depth despite stereotype ⓘ
culturalImpact iconic example of the mammy stereotype in American cinema ⓘ
employer O’Hara family ⓘ
ethnicity African American (fictional) ⓘ
filmGenreContext American epic film ⓘ
historical romance ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1939 ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
linkedAward Hattie McDaniel ⓘ
surface form: Hattie McDaniel Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
medium film ⓘ
novel ⓘ
nationality American (fictional) ⓘ
notableAspect depicted as enslaved but loyal to enslavers ⓘ
often analyzed in discussions of racism in classic Hollywood ⓘ
notableSceneWith Scarlett O’Hara’s corset-lacing scene ⓘ
Scarlett’s preparations for visiting Rhett Butler in jail ⓘ
novelPublicationYear 1936 ⓘ
occupation house servant ⓘ
house slave ⓘ
portrayedBy Hattie McDaniel ⓘ
relationshipToScarlett disciplinarian ⓘ
nursemaid ⓘ
surrogate mother figure ⓘ
roleInStory caretaker of Scarlett O’Hara ⓘ
confidante to Scarlett O’Hara ⓘ
household authority figure ⓘ
servesFamily Ellen O'Hara ⓘ
surface form: Ellen O’Hara

Gerald O'Hara ⓘ
surface form: Gerald O’Hara

Scarlett O'Hara ⓘ
surface form: Scarlett O’Hara
setting Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South
timePeriod American Civil War ⓘ
Reconstruction era ⓘ

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Hattie McDaniel → portrayed → Mammy in Gone with the Wind ⓘ
novel Gone with the Wind → hasCharacter → Mammy in Gone with the Wind ⓘ
subject surface form: Gone with the Wind
this entity surface form: Mammy