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.

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Magdalene called Lena Dead canonical 3

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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
family history
gender dynamics

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Milkman Dead sisters Magdalene called Lena Dead
Macon Dead Jr. relative Magdalene called Lena Dead
Macon Dead Jr. father Magdalene called Lena Dead