Harper Pitt
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Harper Pitt is a central, emotionally fragile and hallucination-prone Mormon housewife in Tony Kushner’s play "Angels in America," whose struggles with addiction and identity reflect the play’s broader themes of denial and transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harper Pitt canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Angels in America (HBO miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Angels in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInPart |
Millennium Approaches
NERFINISHED
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Perestroika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
closeted sexuality of her husband
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hallucinated Antarctica ⓘ themes of escape ⓘ |
| characterArc | from denial toward self-awareness ⓘ |
| confronts | Joe Pitt’s homosexuality ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tony Kushner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
denial
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transformation ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
anxious
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emotionally fragile ⓘ hallucination-prone ⓘ introspective ⓘ lonely ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| linkedTheme |
AIDS-era anxiety
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marital breakdown ⓘ migration and travel fantasies ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in Angels in America ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Mary-Louise Parker
NERFINISHED
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various stage actresses ⓘ |
| religion | Mormonism ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Joe Pitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
addiction
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identity ⓘ mental health issues ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| uses | Valium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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