Dodge
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Dodge is the ailing, alcoholic patriarch in Sam Shepard's play "Buried Child," whose secrets and denial embody the family's deep dysfunction.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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patriarch ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Buried Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Buried Child
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Buried Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Buried Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the buried child in the backyard ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn | family dysfunction in Buried Child ⓘ |
| characterType |
ailing patriarch
ⓘ
alcoholic patriarch ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Bradley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathSymbolizes | end of the old family order ⓘ |
| diesIn | Buried Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
drives revelation of the family secret
ⓘ
embodies the family’s suppressed guilt ⓘ |
| familyName | Dodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInWork | Buried Child (1978 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | American drama ⓘ |
| hasAddiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Bradley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | patriarch of the family in Buried Child ⓘ |
| hasSecret | infanticide of the buried child ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Halie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthStatus | chronically ill ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | moves from denial to partial confession ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| oftenLocated | on the living-room sofa ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
bitter
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cynical ⓘ emotionally withdrawn ⓘ physically frail ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child ⓘ |
| residesIn | Illinois farmhouse ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | murder of the buried child ⓘ |
| revealsSecretTo | Vince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInWorkLocation | rural Illinois ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
denial
ⓘ
family decay ⓘ moral disintegration ⓘ |
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