Anarene, Texas (fictional town)
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Anarene, Texas is a fictional, desolate small town in Larry McMurtry’s novel and the film adaptation "The Last Picture Show," symbolizing the decline of rural American life in the early 1950s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anarene, Texas | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Last Picture Show (1971 film)
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The Last Picture Show (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Duane Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Jacy Farrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Archer City, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Larry McMurtry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | desolate small town ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfDepiction | Peter Bogdanovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Last Picture Show (1966 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
drama
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| inUniverseFeature |
high school
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main street ⓘ small-town movie theater ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | economically declining ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of decline of rural American life ⓘ |
| notableEventInFiction | closing of the town movie theater ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
dusty and wind-swept
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socially stagnant ⓘ |
| settingOf |
The Last Picture Show
NERFINISHED
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The Last Picture Show (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
coming-of-age
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disintegration of community ⓘ loss and change ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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