Mei-Li in Flower Drum Song
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Mei-Li in Flower Drum Song is the young Chinese immigrant heroine of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, whose journey to San Francisco explores themes of cultural identity, tradition, and assimilation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mei-Li | 0 |
| Linda Low in Flower Drum Song | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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musical theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Flower Drum Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkType |
Broadway musical
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Hollywood film musical ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | novel Flower Drum Song by C. Y. Lee ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
adaptable
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idealistic ⓘ respectful of tradition ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator |
Oscar Hammerstein II
NERFINISHED
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Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRepresentation | Chinese American experience in mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Chinese ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Flower Drum Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigrationStatus | new immigrant ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film musical adaptation
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
heroine
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protagonist ⓘ |
| primaryConflict |
balancing Chinese traditions with American life
ⓘ
finding a place in a new culture ⓘ |
| settingArrivalCity | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| theme |
assimilation
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cultural identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workGenre | musical ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Linda Low in Flower Drum Song