the house at number 15 Blenheim Road
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The house at number 15 Blenheim Road is a pivotal suburban residence in Paula Hawkins’ novel "The Girl on the Train," serving as the focus of Rachel Watson’s obsessive observations and much of the story’s mystery.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 15 Blenheim Road | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional house
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fictional location ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Girl on the Train (2016 film)
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The Girl on the Train (stage and other adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Girl on the Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Anna Watson
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Megan Hipwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Hipwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | mystery in The Girl on the Train ⓘ |
| clueLocation | site of evidence about Megan Hipwell’s disappearance ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Paula Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | doesNotExistInReality ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Girl on the Train (2015 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| houseNumber | 15 ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | The Girl on the Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | used to mislead readers through Rachel’s assumptions ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
anchor point for shifting perspectives in the story
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symbol of idealized domestic life for Rachel Watson ⓘ |
| narrativelyObservedBy | Rachel Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | fictional commuter-belt neighborhood ⓘ |
| pointOfViewLinkedTo | Rachel Watson’s first-person narration ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork |
Riverhead Books
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Transworld Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishingLanguageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
focus of Rachel Watson’s daily train observations
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location of climactic confrontation ⓘ location of key revelations about Megan Hipwell ⓘ primary crime scene in the novel ⓘ |
| settingType | suburban residence ⓘ |
| streetName | Blenheim Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicAssociation |
addiction and memory loss
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domestic violence ⓘ infidelity ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalEvents | early 2010s ⓘ |
| transportConnectionInStory | overlooked from a passing commuter train ⓘ |
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