Emma
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Emma is a central character in Sam Shepard’s play "Curse of the Starving Class," portrayed as a rebellious and sharp-witted teenage girl struggling against her dysfunctional family and bleak circumstances.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Curse of the Starving Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
adolescence and rebellion
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disillusionment with the American Dream ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American playwright ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkBy | Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | protagonist ⓘ |
| conflictType |
family conflict
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internal conflict ⓘ |
| creator | Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
darkly humorous
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sarcastic ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
angry
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frustrated ⓘ restless ⓘ |
| familyName | Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Curse of the Starving Class (1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Wesley Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Weston Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Ella Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies youthful defiance
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exposes family tensions ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupationAspiration |
become independent
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escape her family ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
ambitious
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cynical ⓘ intelligent ⓘ rebellious ⓘ sharp-witted ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| setting | rural Southern California ⓘ |
| stageDirection | teenage girl ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
bleak circumstances
ⓘ
dysfunctional family ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
lost youth
ⓘ
resistance to familial decay ⓘ |
| workGenre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
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