Nan Adams
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Nan Adams is the increasingly unnerved lone motorist at the center of the classic "Twilight Zone" episode "The Hitch-Hiker," whose cross-country drive turns into a psychological and supernatural ordeal.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Hitch-Hiker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisodeNumber | 16 ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | The Twilight Zone (original series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason | The Twilight Zone season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalTravel | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Hitch-Hiker (The Twilight Zone episode) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
growing paranoia
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psychological distress ⓘ supernatural encounters ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreContext |
psychological horror
ⓘ
supernatural drama ⓘ |
| journeyType | cross-country drive ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableSceneFeature | repeated sightings of the same hitchhiker ⓘ |
| occupation | motorist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Inger Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonistType | mysterious hitchhiker ⓘ |
| realizes | she has died in a car accident ⓘ |
| storySettingType | road trip ⓘ |
| storyTheme |
fate
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inevitability of death ⓘ isolation ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ |
| storyTwist | she has been dead since the beginning of the journey ⓘ |
| symbolicallyPursuedBy | Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsBy | car ⓘ |
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