Amanda de Vlinder
| Amanda de Vlinder | |
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| Species | Butterfly |
| Birthplace | Groot Waterland |
| First appearance | De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak |
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| Dutch name | Amanda de Vlinder |
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Amanda de Vlinder (lit. "Amanda the Butterfly") is a fictional character that features in the book De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak, a free spirit that gives some life lessons to Alfred Jodocus Kwak and eventually she dies on the front lawn of Henk de Mol's mine house.[1][2] Her great-great-great-great-grandmother also has the same name and features shortly in De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen and is mentioned in the previously named book.[3][4]
Appearance
Amanda is described to be the most beautiful butterfly of Polderstad. Her body has 9 distinct colors that are all perfectly matched to eachother, like flowers in a bouquet. While she has long retired, she still retains vibrant colors.[5]
Personality
Despite being retired she has high energy and not a care in the world. She takes everything for what it is in the moment and finds joy in that. She doesn't have any material possessions, she's analphabetic, and she knows that life is too short for being sad, as butterflies' are only very short. [6][7][note 1]
Storyline
Amanda's families has eastern origins. A grand parent of Amanda flew from Dor Hongerland, through Droogland, Dorstland, avoiding Doodland, all the way to Breed Rietland where he settled.[8] There Amanda's great-great-great-great-grandmother befriended Anna van de Polder and was her bridesmaid at Anna's wedding. Amanda's family also traveled to Groot Waterland afterwards, likely due to the construction of Groot Speelgoedland.[9]
Family Tree
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- * = Amanda's great-great-great-great-grandmother.
Appearances
Books
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De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (1991) (Dutch)
Production background
Notes
- ↑ Henk says on page 86 of De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak that butterflies only live one day, but that doesn't seem to make sense as it hasn't been less than a week since Amanda's great-great-great-great-grandmother was at Anna van de Polder and Johan Sebastiaan Kwak's wedding.
- ↑ Amanda says a grand parent flew all the way across international borders to Breed Rietland. This could be Amanda de Vlinder's great-great-great-great-grandmother's father, but it's unclear.
References
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Alfred talks to her on page 20.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. She dies on page 155.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman (1989). De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen. Artwork by Harald Siepermann & Hans Bacher. Soest: Harlekijn Uitgeverij. ISBN 9063860706. Page 18.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 86.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 20.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Pages 21-23.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 86.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 21.
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 20.