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Plus, she was already terminally ill and probably didn't have much longer to live, so dying this way was most likely preferable. Better to Die than Be Killed: Maureen hangs herself so that the Institute can’t torture Luke’s location out of her.Ass Shove: One of the "treatments" at the Institute is a mandatory rectal thermometer exam, used to humiliate the children and show them how powerless they are.

The Dutch branch, however, is located on the island of Pampus, which in reality is a popular tourist attraction. Artistic Licence - Geography: The various Institutes around the world are supposedly all in remote locations, just like the one in Maine.Smith" leaves flustered and unsure of himself. Smith" on the reliability of the precogs' predictions and whether or not the Institute is actually saving the world in using up the lives of thousands of children. Armor-Piercing Question: Occurs when Luke calls out "Mr.Always Identical Twins: Gerda and Greta Wilcox are identical in every way.All Girls Want Bad Boys: All girls in the Institute at the time Luke arrives there have eyes for Nick Wilholm, by far the most rebellious kid at the Institute (described as a latter-day James Dean), particularly Kalisha.

Justified, as the Institute wants to avoid attracting attention from the outside.

Aliens in Cardiff: Par for the course for King, the Institute is located in a more remote part of Maine.

Accidental Murder: Harry Cross accidentally kills Greta Wilcox when the last test he received sends him into a seizure, and he knocks her against a wall, breaking her neck.

As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help before the same fate befalls him. Sigsby, the institute's director, and her staff are dedicated to extracting the special talents from the children. Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon are all in Front Half while others graduated to Back Half. He wakes up in a room identical to his own at the Institute, a facility located deep in the woods of Maine.Īt the Institute are other kidnapped kids with special talents-telekinesis and telepathy-who live in rooms of their own. In suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder twelve-year-old Luke Ellis' parents and kidnap him. A decorated former cop, Jamieson takes a job working for the local police department as a "night knocker". Tim Jamieson leaves Florida and travels to the fictional small town of DuPray, South Carolina. The Institute is a 2019 novel written by Stephen King.