Tunnel community

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The Tunnel community is a secret, close-knit society of outcasts living beneath New York City in the TV series "Beauty and the Beast," providing refuge, family, and support to its members.

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instanceOf fictional community
fictional secret society
organization in fiction
appearsIn Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)
centralThemeIn Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)
communicatesVia pipe code system
composedOf misfits
orphans
outcasts
runaways
governedBy Council of Elders
hasCharacteristic close-knit
egalitarian
secret
self-sufficient
utopian
hasCustom naming children after helpers or literary figures
shared communal meals
storytelling gatherings
hasEconomyType gift economy
hasEducationStyle tutoring and shared learning
hasLeader Father
hasRule no exploitation of the world Above
nonviolence whenever possible
secrecy about its existence
includesCharacter Catherine Chandler
Devin
Jamie
Mary
Mouse
Pascal
Vincent
William
locatedInFictional tunnels beneath New York City
locatedUnder New York City
provides education
family
protection from the world Above
refuge
shelter
support
receivesFrom Helpers
clothing
donated food
medical supplies
supportedBy Helpers
symbolizes acceptance of difference
alternative family
sanctuary from urban alienation
uses tunnels and chambers network

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Vincent (Beauty and the Beast) memberOf Tunnel community