Molly Cahill

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Molly Cahill is a young carnival performer and love interest in William Lindsay Gresham’s noir novel "Nightmare Alley," often portrayed as a symbol of innocence amid the story’s corruption and deceit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Nightmare Alley NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy William Lindsay Gresham NERFINISHED
associatedTheme disillusionment
exploitation
innocence versus corruption
associatedWithSetting carnival
characterAlignment morally good
characterType tragic heroine
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy William Lindsay Gresham NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceIn Nightmare Alley (1946 novel) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn noir novel
hasAdaptation Nightmare Alley (1947 film) NERFINISHED
Nightmare Alley (2021 film) NERFINISHED
hasFictionalUniverse Nightmare Alley NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryMovementOfWork American noir
medium literature
narrativeContext corruption and deceit
narrativeRole love interest
symbol of innocence
occupation carnival performer
partOf Nightmare Alley fictional universe NERFINISHED
portrayedInMedium film
literature
relationshipToProtagonist romantic partner

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Nightmare Alley (novel) character Molly Cahill
subject surface form: Nightmare Alley
Stanton Carlisle associatedWith Molly Cahill