State of Maine (fictional setting)
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The State of Maine is the fictional U.S. setting in Stephen King’s works, notably encompassing the town of Shawshank and its infamous prison.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maine (segment The Hitchhiker) | 1 |
| New England (fictional) | 1 |
| State of Maine (fictional setting) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8791541 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State of Maine (fictional setting) Context triple: [Warden Samuel Norton, employer, State of Maine (fictional setting)]
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A.
Maine (fictional town in Maine)
Maine is a fictional small town in the U.S. state of Maine that serves as the primary setting for the events surrounding Mark Petrie.
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B.
Strong, Maine
Strong, Maine is a small rural town in western Maine known historically for its lumber and toothpick manufacturing industries.
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C.
Freedom, Maine
Freedom, Maine is a small rural town in central Maine known for its scenic countryside and tight-knit community.
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D.
Gilead, Maine
Gilead, Maine is a small rural town in western Maine near the New Hampshire border, known for its location along the Androscoggin River and its access to outdoor recreation in the White Mountains region.
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E.
Madawaska, Maine
Madawaska, Maine is a small town in far northern Maine on the Canadian border, known for its Franco-American heritage and position as one of the four geographic corners of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State of Maine (fictional setting) Target entity description: The State of Maine is the fictional U.S. setting in Stephen King’s works, notably encompassing the town of Shawshank and its infamous prison.
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A.
Maine (fictional town in Maine)
Maine is a fictional small town in the U.S. state of Maine that serves as the primary setting for the events surrounding Mark Petrie.
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B.
Strong, Maine
Strong, Maine is a small rural town in western Maine known historically for its lumber and toothpick manufacturing industries.
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C.
Freedom, Maine
Freedom, Maine is a small rural town in central Maine known for its scenic countryside and tight-knit community.
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D.
Gilead, Maine
Gilead, Maine is a small rural town in western Maine near the New Hampshire border, known for its location along the Androscoggin River and its access to outdoor recreation in the White Mountains region.
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E.
Madawaska, Maine
Madawaska, Maine is a small town in far northern Maine on the Canadian border, known for its Franco-American heritage and position as one of the four geographic corners of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional U.S. state
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fictional setting ⓘ setting in Stephen King works ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Different Seasons
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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ⓘ The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film adaptation setting, as implied Maine) ⓘ
linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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| countryInFiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| genreAssociation |
horror fiction
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
modeled on real U.S. state of Maine
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recurring location in Stephen King universe ⓘ |
| hasFictionalInstitution |
Shawshank State Prison
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linked to:
Shawshank State Penitentiary
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| hasFictionalPrison |
Shawshank State Prison
ⓘ
linked to:
Shawshank State Penitentiary
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| hasFictionalTown |
Shawshank
ⓘ
linked to:
Shawshank State Penitentiary
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| inspiredBy | Maine ⓘ |
| languageOfSetting | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film adaptations
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
background for character-driven drama
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symbolic representation of isolation ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Shawshank
ⓘ
linked to:
Shawshank State Penitentiary
Shawshank State Prison ⓘ
linked to:
Shawshank State Penitentiary
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| partOf |
Stephen King shared universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen King multiverse
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| settingType | rural and small-town America ⓘ |
| usedFor |
stories involving crime and imprisonment
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stories involving supernatural or psychological horror ⓘ |
| usedInWorkBy | Stephen King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State of Maine (fictional setting) Description of subject: The State of Maine is the fictional U.S. setting in Stephen King’s works, notably encompassing the town of Shawshank and its infamous prison.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: State of Maine (fictional setting)