island of the Wild Things

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The island of the Wild Things is the remote, fantastical place where the monstrous yet childlike Wild Things live and where Max travels to become their king in Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional island
fictional location
setting in children’s literature
accessedBy Max’s imaginary sea voyage
appearsInAdaptation Where the Wild Things Are (2009 film) NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium picture book
appearsInWork Where the Wild Things Are NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacterArc Max’s emotional journey
contrastedWith Max’s home
creator Maurice Sendak NERFINISHED
culturalImpact iconic setting in modern children’s literature
depictedAs remote island
wild landscape
firstAppearance Where the Wild Things Are (1963 picture book) NERFINISHED
genreContext children’s fantasy
surreal fantasy
governedBy Max NERFINISHED
governedByTitle King of all Wild Things NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Wild Things NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse Where the Wild Things Are fictional universe
mediumOfDepiction illustrations by Maurice Sendak
narrativeFunction place where Max becomes king
place where Max learns about loneliness
narrativeRole primary setting of Max’s adventure
notableEvent wild rumpus NERFINISHED
symbolizes childhood imagination
escape from home
unruly emotions
targetAudienceContext children
visitedBy Max NERFINISHED

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Carol in Where the Wild Things Are homeLocation island of the Wild Things
subject surface form: Carol (Where the Wild Things Are character)