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."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional island
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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
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wild landscape ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Where the Wild Things Are (1963 picture book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
children’s fantasy
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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
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place where Max learns about loneliness ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of Max’s adventure ⓘ |
| notableEvent | wild rumpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
childhood imagination
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escape from home ⓘ unruly emotions ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | children ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carol (Where the Wild Things Are character)