Mildred Peacock

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Mildred Peacock is the resilient African American mother and protagonist of Terry McMillan’s novel "Mama," who struggles to raise her children and find independence amid poverty and hardship.

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Mildred Peacock canonical 1

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsInWork Mama ⓘ
centralThemeInvolvement economic struggle ⓘ
family survival ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting United States ⓘ
createdBy Terry McMillan ⓘ
experiences hardship ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
faces racism ⓘ
sexism ⓘ
welfare bureaucracy ⓘ
featuredInGenre contemporary African American literature ⓘ
firstPublishedIn 1987 ⓘ
hasChild Angel Peacock ⓘ
Crickett Peacock ⓘ
Dinah Peacock ⓘ
Fred Peacock ⓘ
Ralphine Peacock ⓘ
linked to: Angel Peacock
hasEthnicity African American ⓘ
hasFamilyRole single mother ⓘ
hasGender female ⓘ
hasMaritalStatus divorced ⓘ
hasOccupation low-wage worker ⓘ
hasRole mother ⓘ
hasSocioeconomicStatus working class ⓘ
hasSpouse Crook ⓘ
hasTrait determined ⓘ
independent ⓘ
protective ⓘ
resilient ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
livesIn Michigan ⓘ
narrativeFocus motherhood under economic stress ⓘ
struggle for autonomy ⓘ
protagonistOf Mama ⓘ
represents African American working-class motherhood ⓘ
female resilience ⓘ
seeks a better life for her children ⓘ
independence ⓘ
strugglesWith financial instability ⓘ
raising children alone ⓘ
undergoesCharacterArc from dependence to greater self-reliance ⓘ

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Mama → mainCharacter → Mildred Peacock ⓘ