Magdalene called Lena Dead
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Magdalene called Lena Dead is a character in Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," known as one of Milkman Dead’s older sisters who embodies the burdens and frustrations of the Dead family’s history and gender dynamics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magdalene called Lena Dead canonical | 3 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lena Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdalene Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Song of Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dutiful
ⓘ
observant ⓘ resentful ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| childOf |
Macon Dead II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruth Foster Dead ⓘ |
| confronts | Milkman Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dead ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Song of Solomon universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | African-American ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1977 ⓘ |
| relativeOf |
Hagar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macon Dead I NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilate Dead ⓘ Sing Dead ⓘ |
| represents |
burdens of gender expectations in the Dead family
ⓘ
frustrations of women in a patriarchal household ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Not Doctor Street neighborhood ⓘ |
| roleInWork | older sister of the protagonist ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
First Corinthians Dead
ⓘ
Milkman Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
emotional labor
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family history ⓘ gender dynamics ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.