Barbara Undershaft is a Salvation Army officer

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Barbara Undershaft is the idealistic and morally driven Salvation Army major at the center of George Bernard Shaw’s play "Major Barbara," whose convictions are tested by her wealthy arms-manufacturer father.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
affiliation The Salvation Army ⓘ
linked to: Salvation Army
appearsIn Major Barbara ⓘ
associatedWithTheme salvation through money versus salvation through faith ⓘ
authorAward Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ
centralConflict tension between moral idealism and practical power ⓘ
centralThemeInvolvingCharacter ethics of wealth and philanthropy ⓘ
relationship between religion and capitalism ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom ⓘ
creator George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
describedAs idealistic ⓘ
morally driven ⓘ
dramaticFunction embodies moral idealism challenged by economic realities ⓘ
familyName Undershaft ⓘ
fatherOccupation arms manufacturer ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ
fiancé Adolphus Cusins ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1905 ⓘ
fullName Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearsIn play ⓘ
givenName Barbara ⓘ
hasFather Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryMovementOfAuthor modernist drama ⓘ
moralFocus Christian charity ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
nationalityOfAuthor Irish ⓘ
occupation Salvation Army officer ⓘ
rank Major ⓘ
relative Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
Lady Britomart Undershaft ⓘ
Sarah Undershaft ⓘ
Stephen Undershaft ⓘ
roleInWork protagonist ⓘ
title character ⓘ
settingOfWork London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
testsHerConvictions discovery of Salvation Army’s acceptance of tainted money ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork early 20th century ⓘ

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Major Barbara → characterOccupation → Barbara Undershaft is a Salvation Army officer ⓘ