Jack's mother

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Jack's mother is a key supporting character in the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk," portrayed as Jack's practical and often exasperated parent who initially disapproves of his impulsive decisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fairy tale character
fictional character
appearsIn Jack and the Beanstalk
appearsInLanguage English
appearsInMedium children's storybooks
film adaptations
oral tradition
printed fairy tale collections
stage adaptations
associatedWith magic beanstalk events
characterTrait cautious
often exasperated
practical
disapprovesOf Jack trading the cow for magic beans
Jack's impulsive decisions
economicStatus poor
familyStructure single parent in many versions
gender female
genre fairy tale
hasRole mother
supporting character
livesWith Jack
moralContext embodies caution and responsibility
motivatedBy need to provide for her family
narrativeFunction contrasts with Jack's impulsiveness
motivates Jack's quest through poverty and need
represents adult practicality
originatesFrom English folklore
owns a cow
parentOf Jack
reactionToMagicBeans throws the beans out of the window
relationshipToJack authority figure
caregiver
setting rural countryside
species human
targetAudienceContext children's literature

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Jack and the Beanstalk hasCharacter Jack's mother