Lisa (composite of real patients in Susanna Kaysen’s memoir)

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Lisa is a fictionalized composite character in Susanna Kaysen’s memoir "Girl, Interrupted," representing several real patients Kaysen encountered during her stay in a psychiatric hospital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composite character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsAs supporting but central figure in Susanna Kaysen’s narrative ⓘ
appearsIn Girl, Interrupted (1999 film) ⓘ
linked to: Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted (memoir) ⓘ
linked to: Girl, Interrupted
basedOn several real patients Susanna Kaysen met ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy Susanna Kaysen ⓘ
fictionalizationOf real patients at McLean Hospital ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn memoir ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
hasGender female ⓘ
hasNotableFeature constructed from several real individuals rather than a single person ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Susanna Kaysen (narrator character) ⓘ
linked to: Susanna Kaysen
hasRole patient in a psychiatric hospital ⓘ
hasTrait charismatic ⓘ
mentally ill ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film adaptation ⓘ
literature ⓘ
narrativeFunction represents multiple real individuals in memoir form ⓘ
partOf cast of characters in Girl, Interrupted ⓘ
represents experiences of multiple women in psychiatric care ⓘ
settingOfActivity McLean Hospital (fictionalized psychiatric hospital setting) ⓘ
linked to: McLean Hospital

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Lisa Rowe → adaptedFrom → Lisa (composite of real patients in Susanna Kaysen’s memoir) ⓘ