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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mattie Michael canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | The Women of Brewster Place (1989 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Women of Brewster Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
community
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female solidarity ⓘ motherhood ⓘ poverty ⓘ racism ⓘ resilience ⓘ single motherhood ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
nurturing
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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
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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
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protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | urban American community ⓘ |
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