Happy Dust

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Happy Dust is a fictional recreational drug associated with the character Sportin’ Life in the opera *Porgy and Bess*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional drug
recreational drug in fiction
appearsIn Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Sportin’ Life NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
depictedAs recreational narcotic
fictionalUniverse Porgy and Bess universe NERFINISHED
hasRoleInWork characterization tool for Sportin’ Life
drives conflict
introducedInGenre American opera
languageOfWork English
medium opera
moralValenceInStory negative
narrativeFunction plot device
symbol of vice
relatedTheme addiction
drug use
moral corruption
temptation
setting Catfish Row NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfWork 1930s
usedBy Sportin’ Life NERFINISHED
workCreatedBy DuBose Heyward NERFINISHED
George Gershwin NERFINISHED
Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED

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Sportin’ Life offersDrug Happy Dust