Liat
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Liat is a young Tonkinese woman in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," whose romantic relationship with an American lieutenant highlights the themes of love and cultural conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liat canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
stage character ⓘ |
| age | young woman ONNER ⓘ |
| appearsIn | South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Bali Ha'i (fictional island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProducer | Rodgers and Hammerstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | James A. Michener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
gentle
ⓘ
obedient to her mother ⓘ shy ⓘ |
| creator |
Oscar Hammerstein II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | American soldiers stationed in the South Pacific during WWII ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict |
barriers of race and culture in romance with Lieutenant Cable
ⓘ
pressure to marry an American officer for social and economic advancement ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tonkinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | non-speaking or minimally speaking role in many productions ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | South Pacific (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | South Pacific (1949 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageAbility | speaks little or no English (in most stage productions) ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Lieutenant Joseph Cable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
love interest
ⓘ
symbol of cultural conflict ⓘ |
| nationality | French colonial subject ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
illustrates consequences of prejudice
ⓘ
motivates Lieutenant Cable’s song "You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught" ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | daughter of Bloody Mary ⓘ |
| relative | Bloody Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | Lieutenant Joseph Cable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacter |
South Pacific
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
colonialism
ⓘ
cultural conflict ⓘ interracial romance ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | late 1940s ⓘ |
| workForm | book musical ⓘ |
| workGenre | musical theatre ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.