Amanda Wingfield is Tom Wingfield’s mother
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Amanda Wingfield is a domineering yet fragile Southern matriarch in Tennessee Williams’ play "The Glass Menagerie," whose clinging to genteel memories and ambitions for her children drives much of the family’s conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amanda Wingfield | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Glass Menagerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
economic insecurity
ⓘ
family obligation ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ |
| centralTo | family conflict in The Glass Menagerie ⓘ |
| clingsTo | memories of her Southern belle youth ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationIn | film adaptations of The Glass Menagerie ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Laura Wingfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Amanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
domineering ⓘ fragile ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Laura Wingfield’s mother
ⓘ
Tom Wingfield’s mother ⓘ |
| hasSocialBackground | Southern ⓘ |
| hasSocialRole | matriarch ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mr. Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStageDirectionCharacteristic |
desperate
ⓘ
talkative ⓘ vivacious ⓘ |
| isCharacterInGenre | memory play ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American drama ⓘ |
| livesIn | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
ambitions for her children
ⓘ
desire for financial security ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| obsessedWith | finding a gentleman caller for Laura Wingfield ⓘ |
| occupation |
magazine subscription salesperson
ⓘ
telephone solicitor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Cherry Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gertrude Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pressures |
Laura Wingfield to secure a husband
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Wingfield to support the family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInWorkLocation | Wingfield apartment in St. Louis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Glass Menagerie