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His best friend is Elwood P. Dowd, who is the local useless eccentric who is living off his inheritance. He spends his days in bars, drinking and introducing people to Harvey. He wants everyone to meet Harvey, including the local socialites whom his sister wants to impress so her daughter can get married. His attempts to get everyone to meet Harvey tend to disturb the socialites, though.
After one garden party too many is wrecked this way, his sister calls an insane asylum so that she can cure Elwood of seeing and recognizing Harvey. This is made difficult because Elwood is a nice man who charms most of the hospital staff and who doesn't understand that there might be a problem. It also doesn't help that she herself also isn't quite sure whether Harvey is real or
The questions: Does Harvey exist? Can Elwood be cured of believing in him? And is it worth it?
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'''Elwood P. Dowd:''' What did you have in mind? }}
* [[Hair-Raising Hare]]: Harvey, to Dr. Chumley.
* [[Humans Are
{{quote|"After this he'll be a perfectly normal human being. And you know what bastards they are!"}}
* [[The Messiah]]: Dowd.
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{{quote|'''Veta''': (''points at painting of Harvey'') "Doctor, that is NOT my mother!"
'''Dr. Chumley''': "Yes, well, I'm very glad to hear that." }}
* [[The "Unicorn In The Garden" Rule]]: Elwood's world is the same as ours except for the invisible presence of Harvey the
* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: Spelled out in the scene between Elwood and Dr. Chumley. The page quote sums it up nicely.
** Also Veta throughout the play, as she learns to stop fussing about her social status and being "respectable" and try to make people happy.
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