Ouisa Kittredge

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Ouisa Kittredge is a wealthy, sophisticated New York socialite whose encounter with a young con artist forces her to confront issues of class, identity, and human connection in the play and film "Six Degrees of Separation."

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
theatrical character
adaptationAppearance Six Degrees of Separation (film 1993) NERFINISHED
appearsIn Six Degrees of Separation NERFINISHED
Six Degrees of Separation (film) NERFINISHED
Six Degrees of Separation (play) NERFINISHED
associatedConcept six degrees of separation theory
centralThemeAssociation class
human connection
identity
characteristic sophisticated
upper-class
wealthy
conflictType internal conflict about privilege
createdBy John Guare NERFINISHED
dialogueFeature introspective
witty
dramaticArc from complacency to self-awareness
familyStatus mother
firstAppearance Six Degrees of Separation (stage premiere 1990) NERFINISHED
moralPosition increasingly critical of her social milieu
narrativeRole protagonist
notableRecognition role earned Stockard Channing an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
occupation socialite
portrayedBy Stockard Channing NERFINISHED
Stockard Channing (Broadway production) NERFINISHED
Stockard Channing (film adaptation) NERFINISHED
relationshipDynamic initially patronizing toward Paul
later empathetic toward Paul
relationshipWith Paul (con artist) NERFINISHED
residence New York City
setting Upper East Side, Manhattan NERFINISHED
socialCircle New York art world
spouse Flan Kittredge NERFINISHED
storyFunction lens on social class in Manhattan
questions authenticity of relationships
undergoes existential questioning
moral awakening
wealthSource art dealing (through her husband)

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