Methuen Home for Girls
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Methuen Home for Girls is the fictional Kentucky orphanage in "The Queen's Gambit" where chess prodigy Beth Harmon spends her childhood.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional orphanage ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Allan Scott
NERFINISHED
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Scott Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageGroupServedInFiction | girls ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Queen's Gambit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Queen's Gambit (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen's Gambit (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Beth Harmon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Shaibel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
addiction
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coming of age ⓘ genius and talent development ⓘ institutionalization ⓘ orphanhood ⓘ |
| characterRole | Beth Harmon's childhood home ⓘ |
| chessConnection |
location of basement chessboard
ⓘ
place where Beth Harmon learns chess ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Walter Tevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist in real life ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Queen's Gambit (1983 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTelevisionAppearance | The Queen's Gambit (2020 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInStory | orphanage for girls ⓘ |
| genreContext |
drama
ⓘ
sports drama ⓘ |
| governedByInFiction | female administrators ⓘ |
| hasStaffMemberInFiction | Mr. Shaibel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStaffRoleInFiction | janitor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
literature
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television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
origin of Beth Harmon's chess career
ⓘ
setting of Beth Harmon's early life ⓘ |
| notableResident | Beth Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | The Queen's Gambit universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSignificance |
place where Beth is adopted from
ⓘ
site of Beth Harmon's tranquilizer addiction ⓘ |
| primaryResident | Beth Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | religious orphanage ⓘ |
| targetDemographicInFiction | orphans ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
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