IT

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IT is the disembodied, all-controlling brain on the planet Camazotz in *A Wrinkle in Time*, embodying oppressive conformity and mind control.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
IT canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
disembodied brain ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
personification of evil ⓘ
symbol of totalitarianism ⓘ
adaptedIn A Wrinkle in Time (1962 novel) ⓘ
linked to: A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time (2003 TV film) ⓘ
A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film) ⓘ
appearsInSeries Time Quintet ⓘ
appearsInWork A Wrinkle in Time ⓘ
associatedWith The Black Thing ⓘ
communicationMode telepathy ⓘ
controls Charles Wallace Murry (temporarily) ⓘ
minds of Camazotz inhabitants ⓘ
controlsCity Central Central Intelligence ⓘ
controlsLocation Camazotz ⓘ
createdBy Madeleine L’Engle ⓘ
defeatedBy Meg Murry ⓘ
defeatedByMethod power of love ⓘ
embodiesConcept authoritarianism ⓘ
evil ⓘ
loss of individuality ⓘ
mind control ⓘ
oppressive conformity ⓘ
totalitarian control ⓘ
enforces synchronized behavior of citizens ⓘ
fictionalUniverse A Wrinkle in Time universe ⓘ
firstAppearance A Wrinkle in Time ⓘ
genre science fantasy ⓘ
governingStyle absolute dictatorship ⓘ
locatedOnFictionalPlanet Camazotz ⓘ
narrativeFunction obstacle to protagonists’ freedom ⓘ
notableFeature pulsing, rhythmic heartbeat-like throb ⓘ
opposesCharacter Calvin O’Keefe ⓘ
Charles Wallace Murry ⓘ
Dr. Alex Murry ⓘ
Meg Murry ⓘ
physicalForm giant disembodied brain ⓘ
powerType hypnotic rhythm control ⓘ
telepathic control ⓘ
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1962 ⓘ
residesInBuilding Central Central Intelligence building ⓘ
role primary antagonist on Camazotz ⓘ
symbolizesInLiteraryCriticism cold, dispassionate intellect ⓘ
dangers of enforced uniformity ⓘ
mechanized society ⓘ
targetAudienceOfWork children’s literature ⓘ
threatLevel planetary ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mrs. Which → opposes → IT ⓘ
Camazotz → governedBy → IT ⓘ
subject linked to: planet Camazotz
Camazotz → ruledBy → IT ⓘ
subject linked to: planet Camazotz