Mary Poppins also had a very similar attitude while actively encouraging positive imagination (Susan tends to say things like ``Real children don't go hoppity-skip unless they're on drugs''), took children on magical adventures (Susan does so to teach geography), introduced children to supernatural creatures (Susan employs such beings as guest speakers, including her own grandfather), and had a magic umbrella (which, while not used as a blunt object, was magical much like Death's scythe). Neither character openly acknowledges her magical powers. Both tend toward being actively insulted when reminded of their use. The link between Susan and Mary Poppins is explicitly alluded to in Hogfather, when Susan states that ``She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps, she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.''
Mary Poppins also had a very similar attitude while actively encouraging positive imagination (Susan tends to say things like ``Real children don't go hoppity-skip unless they're on drugs''), took children on magical adventures (Susan does so to teach geography), introduced children to supernatural creatures (Susan employs such beings as guest speakers, including her own grandfather), and had a magic umbrella (which, while not used as a blunt object, was magical much like Death's scythe).
nsubj
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Poppins
Poppins
PROPN
NNP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
similar
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
attitude
attitude
NOUN
NN
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advmod
actively
actively
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
encourage
encouraging
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
positive
positive
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
imagination
imagination
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Susan
Susan
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tend
tends
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
say
say
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
mark
like
like
SCONJ
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
Real
Real
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
acl
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
hoppity
hoppity
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
skip
skip
VERB
VB
mark
unless
unless
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
're
AUX
VBP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
advcl
Number=Plur
drug
drugs
NOUN
NNS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
magical
magical
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
adventure
adventures
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Susan
Susan
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
parataxis
so
so
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
teach
teach
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
geography
geography
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
introduce
introduced
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
supernatural
supernatural
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
creature
creatures
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Susan
Susan
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
employ
employs
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
being
beings
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
guest
guest
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
speaker
speakers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
grandfather
grandfather
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
magic
magic
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
umbrella
umbrella
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
blunt
blunt
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
object
object
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
magical
magical
ADJ
JJ
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
case
like
like
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
death
Death
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
scythe
scythe
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Neither character openly acknowledges her magical powers.
det
neither
Neither
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
advmod
openly
openly
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
acknowledge
acknowledges
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
magical
magical
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
power
powers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Both tend toward being actively insulted when reminded of their use.
nsubj
both
Both
DET
DT
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tend
tend
VERB
VBP
mark
toward
toward
SCONJ
IN
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
advmod
actively
actively
ADV
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
insult
insulted
VERB
VBN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
remind
reminded
VERB
VBN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
use
use
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The link between Susan and Mary Poppins is explicitly alluded to in Hogfather, when Susan states that ``She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps, she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.''
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
link
link
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Susan
Susan
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Poppins
Poppins
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
explicitly
explicitly
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
allude
alluded
VERB
VBN
obl
to
to
ADP
IN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Hogfather
Hogfather
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Susan
Susan
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
state
states
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
swear
sworn
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
indeed
indeed
ADV
RB
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
herself
herself
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
dance
dancing
VERB
VBG
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
rooftop
rooftops
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
chimney
chimney
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
sweep
sweeps
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
beat
beat
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
herself
herself
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
umbrella
umbrella
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''