Lucy Burrows

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Lucy Burrows is the tragic young heroine of D. W. Griffith’s silent film "Broken Blossoms," known for her innocence and suffering under an abusive father.

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Lucy Burrows canonical 2
Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Broken Blossoms
appearsInFilmReleaseYear 1919
archetype abused child heroine
causeOfDeath beaten to death by her father
characterTrait innocent
suffering
timid
closeTo Cheng Huan
costumeFeature simple, worn clothing
creator D. W. Griffith
diesIn Broken Blossoms
emotionalTone pathos
eraOfWorkAppearedIn silent era
father Battling Burrows
filmDirectorOfWorkAppearedIn D. W. Griffith
filmDistributorOfWorkAppearedIn United Artists
filmStudioOfWorkAppearedIn D.W. Griffith Productions
genreOfWorkAppearsIn silent film
hairStyle long, loose hair
hasFamilyRelation daughter of Battling Burrows
hasRoleInNarrative tragic heroine
hasThemeAssociated child victimization
domestic violence
pathos in silent cinema
sacrifice
influencedBy Victorian melodrama archetypes
isAbusedBy Battling Burrows
languageOfIntertitlesInWork English
livesWith Battling Burrows
medium silent cinema
nationalityInStory English
notableFor iconic performance by Lillian Gish
notableScene death scene in Cheng Huan’s room
hides in a closet from her father
smiles by drawing a smile on her face with her fingers
portrayedBy Lillian Gish
relationshipTypeWithChengHuan protective friendship
rescuedBy Cheng Huan
settingOfStory Limehouse
surface form: Limehouse, London
suffersFrom child abuse
symbolizes innocence oppressed by brutality
victim of patriarchal violence

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Broken Blossoms mainCharacter Lucy Burrows
Cheng Huan associatedWith Lucy Burrows
Richard Barthelmess as Cheng Huan coStarsWith Lucy Burrows
this entity surface form: Lillian Gish as Lucy Burrows