Mrs. Beaver
E601434
Mrs. Beaver is a socially ambitious and somewhat unscrupulous London interior decorator in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust."
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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interior decorator ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Handful of Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLiteraryMovement |
interwar British fiction
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satirical fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
materialism
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satire of upper-class and middle-class English society ⓘ snobbery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
socially ambitious
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unscrupulous ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | novel ⓘ |
| hasFamilyMember | John Beaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies shallow social ambition
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satirical portrayal of commercialized taste ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
running a fashionable interior-decorating business
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social climbing in London society ⓘ |
| occupation |
businesswoman
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interior decorator ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkAppearsIn | Chapman and Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToJohnBeaver | mother ⓘ |
| socialClassContext | upper-middle-class London society ⓘ |
| usesSetting | London flats and houses she decorates ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
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