Max

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Max is the mischievous young boy in a wolf costume who imagines traveling to an island of monsters in the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children’s book character
fictional character
literary character
age young boy
appearsIn Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation Where the Wild Things Are (2009 film) NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium children’s picture book
feature film adaptation
conflictsWith his mother
costumeType wolf suit
createdBy Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED
creator Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED
emotionalStateAtEnd comforted
emotionalStateAtStart angry
firstAppearance Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1963
gender male
hasFamilyRelation mother
hasImaginaryWorld land of the Wild Things
illustratedBy Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED
interactsWith monsters
isSentTo his bedroom
languageOfOriginWork English
leads wild rumpus
literaryGenre fantasy
meets the Wild Things NERFINISHED
modeOfTravel imaginary voyage
name Max NERFINISHED
narrativeArc from misbehavior to emotional growth
nationalityInText American (implied by setting)
notableScene wild rumpus sequence
personalityTrait imaginative
mischievous
portrayedBy Max Records NERFINISHED
receives supper waiting for him at home
returnsTo home
roleInWork protagonist
settingOfImagination island of monsters
species human
targetAudienceOfWork children
themeAssociation anger and reconciliation
childhood imagination
titleGivenByWildThings King of all Wild Things NERFINISHED
travelsTo island of the Wild Things NERFINISHED
visualCharacteristic wears a crown as king among the Wild Things
wears wolf costume

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