Bernadine Harris

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fictional character literary character

Bernadine Harris is a central character in Terry McMillan’s novel and its film adaptation "Waiting to Exhale," known for her journey through divorce, self-discovery, and empowerment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
adaptedAs film character ⓘ
appearsIn Waiting to Exhale ⓘ
Waiting to Exhale ⓘ
surface form: Waiting to Exhale (film)
associatedWith Phoenix ⓘ
surface form: Phoenix, Arizona
basedOnWork Waiting to Exhale ⓘ
surface form: Waiting to Exhale (novel)
characterArc divorce ⓘ
empowerment ⓘ
self-discovery ⓘ
countryOfFictionalResidence United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Terry McMillan ⓘ
firstFilmAppearance Waiting to Exhale ⓘ
surface form: Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
firstPublicationAppearance Waiting to Exhale ⓘ
surface form: Waiting to Exhale (1992 novel)
friendOf Gloria Matthews ⓘ
Robin Stokes ⓘ
Savannah Jackson ⓘ
genre African-American literature ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasSpouseInStory John Harris ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
laterOccupationInStory entrepreneur ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
novel ⓘ
narrativeFocus coping with betrayal ⓘ
rebuilding identity after marriage ⓘ
narrativeRole central character ⓘ
notableScene burning her husband’s clothes and car ⓘ
occupationInStory homemaker ⓘ
partOf ensemble cast of Waiting to Exhale ⓘ
portrayedInFilmBy Angela Bassett ⓘ
represents Black women’s resilience ⓘ
midlife reinvention ⓘ
setWithin African-American middle-class community ⓘ
theme female friendship ⓘ
independence ⓘ
marital breakdown ⓘ
personal growth ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
undergoesEvent divorce from John Harris ⓘ

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Savannah Jackson → closeFriendOf → Bernadine Harris ⓘ
Robin Stokes → hasFriend → Bernadine Harris ⓘ
subject surface form: Getting to Happy
Waiting to Exhale → mainCharacter → Bernadine Harris ⓘ