Mattie Michael

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Mattie Michael is the resilient, nurturing central figure in Gloria Naylor’s novel *The Women of Brewster Place*, whose life story anchors the interconnected struggles of the women in the Brewster Place housing project.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn The Women of Brewster Place (1989 miniseries) NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Women of Brewster Place NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme community
female solidarity
motherhood
poverty
racism
resilience
single motherhood
characterTrait nurturing
resilient
createdBy Gloria Naylor NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Women of Brewster Place (1982 novel) NERFINISHED
gender female
hasChild Basil NERFINISHED
hasOccupationInFiction domestic worker
hasRelationshipWith Ciel Turner NERFINISHED
Cora Lee NERFINISHED
Etta Mae Johnson NERFINISHED
Kiswana Browne NERFINISHED
Lorraine NERFINISHED
Lucielia Turner NERFINISHED
Theresa NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod contemporary American literature
medium novel
narrativeFunction anchors interconnected stories of Brewster Place women
nationalityInFiction African American NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Oprah Winfrey NERFINISHED
residence Brewster Place housing project NERFINISHED
roleInWork central character
protagonist
settingOfLife urban American community

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