Amanda McCready
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Amanda McCready is a young girl central to the plot of Dennis Lehane’s novel "Gone Baby Gone" and its film adaptation, whose mysterious disappearance drives the story’s moral and investigative drama.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationDirectorConnection | Ben Affleck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageInStory | four years old ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gone Baby Gone
NERFINISHED
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Gone Baby Gone (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gone Baby Gone (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Dennis Lehane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Gone Baby Gone (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeConnection |
child welfare
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moral ambiguity ⓘ parental responsibility ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Dennis Lehane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicityInFilm | white American ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
daughter of Helene McCready
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niece of Bea McCready ⓘ niece of Lionel McCready ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Kenzie–Gennaro series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Ben Affleck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Gone Baby Gone (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
crime fiction
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mystery ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ |
| guardianInStory | Helene McCready NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Angela Gennaro
NERFINISHED
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Patrick Kenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| moralDilemmaFocus | whether she should be returned to her biological mother ⓘ |
| narrativeImportance | drives main plot ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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kidnapping victim ⓘ missing child ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
catalyst for investigation
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source of moral conflict ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Madeline O'Brien
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Madeline O’Brien (film Gone Baby Gone) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceInStory | Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingNeighborhood | Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyMedium |
feature film
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novel ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
kidnapping investigation
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media attention in story ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workAdaptationOf | Gone Baby Gone (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Helene McCready