Mrs. Paddy

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Mrs. Paddy is an eccentric, silent patient in the play "The Curious Savage," known for her long, comically bitter lists of things she hates and her underlying warmth and vulnerability.

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Mrs. Paddy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsInGenre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
associatedTheme family and chosen family ⓘ
mental health and humanity ⓘ
audiencePerception both funny and touching ⓘ
belongsToWorkType post-war American play ⓘ
characterInPlay The Curious Savage ⓘ
communicatesThrough lists of things she hates ⓘ
createdBy John Patrick ⓘ
firstAppearanceMedium stage play ⓘ
hasArcElement gradual revelation of tenderness ⓘ
hasComedicDevice deadpan delivery ⓘ
hyperbolic lists ⓘ
hasDefiningBehavior rarely speaks outside her lists ⓘ
recites long lists of things she hates ⓘ
suddenly blurts out monologues of hatred ⓘ
uses humor to mask pain ⓘ
hasPersonalityTrait bitterly humorous ⓘ
eccentric ⓘ
emotionally guarded ⓘ
silent ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ
warm ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Ethel P. Savage ⓘ
Fairy May ⓘ
Florence ⓘ
Hannibal ⓘ
Jeffrey ⓘ
hasRoleInNarrative supporting character ⓘ
isCharacterIn American theatre ⓘ
isOftenPortrayedBy stage actresses in community theatre ⓘ
isPatientAt sanatorium in The Curious Savage ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
narrativeFunction comic relief ⓘ
illustrates dignity of psychiatric patients ⓘ
reveals theme of compassion for the misunderstood ⓘ
setInTimePeriod mid-20th century (within The Curious Savage) ⓘ
showsAttitudeToward the outside world as hostile ⓘ
symbolizes the gap between appearance and inner feeling ⓘ
the hurt and rejected ⓘ
underlyingEmotion desire for acceptance ⓘ
fear of being hurt ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Curious Savage → character → Mrs. Paddy ⓘ