Shelly
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Shelly is a character in Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize–winning play "Buried Child," serving as an outsider whose perspective exposes the dysfunction and buried secrets of the central family.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Buried Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
audience surrogate
ⓘ
truth-seeker ⓘ |
| exposes | denial within the family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Buried Child (1978) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | American drama ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Bradley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dodge NERFINISHED ⓘ Halie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilden NERFINISHED ⓘ Vince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposes family dysfunction
ⓘ
reveals buried secrets ⓘ |
| questions |
Vince's identity
ⓘ
family history ⓘ |
| relationshipToVince | girlfriend GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | outsider ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | rural Illinois farmhouse ⓘ |
| symbolizes | outside reality intruding on the family ⓘ |
| tone |
confrontational
ⓘ
skeptical ⓘ |
| workAward | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAwardedYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| workForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| workTheme |
disintegration of the American family
ⓘ
family secrets ⓘ identity and memory ⓘ |
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