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Sylvie and Bruno
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One of the lesser-known works of Lewis Carroll, Sylvie and Bruno runs two parallel plots, one in something like the real world and one in Elf-land, both accessed by the First-Person Peripheral Narrator. The Elf-land plot involves the King standing down, for obscure reasons, in favour of his Most Definitely Not a Villain brother and "Sub-Warden", and his chancellor, leaving his two kids, the titular Sylvie and Bruno, as Heart Warming Orphans. The sort-of-real world plot involves a romance slightly complicated by a third party and oddly unaffected by the presence of a visitor from another planet/plane called Mein Herr, who is for some reason German-accented. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_1049848f | type |
Aliens Speaking English | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_1049848f | comment |
Aliens Speaking English: Played with for Mein Herr. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_1456c9df | type |
Foul Medicine | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_1456c9df | comment |
Foul Medicine: The Professor, proudly telling the kids about his role as Imperial Court Physician, shows them a batch of medicine he's prepared for the servants, and invites Bruno to taste it. Bruno does, and wrinkles up his face in disgust. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_19dcd4bc | type |
Sand in My Eyes | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_19dcd4bc | comment |
Sand In My Eyes: The narrator claims at one point that as an adult, he wouldn't cry, but a drop or two of rain must have fallen on his face. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_1b7abcdc | type |
Sunday is Boring | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_1b7abcdc | comment |
Sunday Is Boring: At one point, Muriel and Arthur discuss the observation of the Sabbath, and this prompts Muriel to produce a letter from a friend, describing how when she was a child, on Sundays she was forced to rise early and spend the day in prayer, study of scripture, and reading books she found horribly dull. Arthur (who is typically Carroll's mouthpiece throughout the novel) expresses the view that so long as the day is kept holy by attending church, children should be allowed to play. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_222dc873 | type |
Black Comedy | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_222dc873 | comment |
Black Comedy: Mein Herr explains why, in his country, the only place you can drown is a theatre. He also explains that his people practise selective breeding (ie, eugenics) with the eventual aim of making them lighter than air. Bruno innocently asks what happens to the people who are too heavy - a question which Mein Herr doesn't answer. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_23cd5152 | type |
Confound Them with Kindness | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_23cd5152 | comment |
Confound Them with Kindness: The narrator first meets Bruno when Bruno is tearing up Sylvie's garden, because Sylvie wouldn't let Bruno go play without lessons first. The narrator convinces Bruno to instead help him weed the garden and plant violets. It ends with all three crying tears of happiness. (In the preface, Carroll says this was adapted from an earlier story.) | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_2d047747 | type |
Gossip Evolution | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_2d047747 | comment |
Gossip Evolution: | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_39798793 | type |
Ludicrous Precision | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_39798793 | comment |
Ludicrous Precision: Bruno, asked how many sheep there are in a field, answers "About a thousand and four." On further examination, it turns out the four are near enough for him to count; the thousand, he's not quite so sure about. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_3d2c6d30 | type |
Skewed Priorities | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_3d2c6d30 | comment |
Skewed Priorities: When Uggug empties a butter-dish over Sylvie's head, his father boxes his ears — not for being cruel to Sylvie, but because the wasted butter costs him money. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_3f064a0d | type |
Humans Are Morons | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_3f064a0d | comment |
Humans Are Morons: Mein Herr and the fairies both tend to agree on this. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_4192763e | type |
Malaproper | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_4192763e | comment |
Malaproper: Bruno, e.g. "disadvantages" becomes "lizard bandages". | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_44a1dd10 | type |
King Incognito | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_44a1dd10 | comment |
King Incognito: Sylvie's father poses as a beggar. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5360c039 | type |
Karmic Transformation | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5360c039 | comment |
Karmic Transformation: Uggug becoming a porcupine. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5501256b | type |
Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5501256b | comment |
Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated: The Vice-Warden arranges for a false report of his brother's death. Arthur is reported dead after taking up the position of doctor in the fever-stricken harbour town. It later turns out, however, that Eric Lindon retrieved him, brought him to the hospital and helped nurse him back to health, but was forbidden to tell anybody — even Arthur's wife — that he was alive, for fear that any shock to his brain could kill him instantly. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_55ab1be5 | type |
Royal Brat | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_55ab1be5 | comment |
Royal Brat: Uggug, a loutish, charmless princeling. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_55afed5a | type |
Royal Mess | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_55afed5a | comment |
Royal Mess: Elfland is a province of Fairyland, yet its ruler (Sylvie and Bruno's father) has the title of King. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5abc8612 | type |
Unholy Matrimony | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5abc8612 | comment |
Unholy Matrimony: Villain couple Sibimet and Tabikat, complete with cutesy couple names for each other (Sibby and Tabby), and a Spoiled Brat child (Uggug). Albeit Tabby is significantly less bright than Sibby, who is also not deluded about Uggug's unpleasantness. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5f60b45a | type |
In Harm's Way | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5f60b45a | comment |
In Harm's Way: Trying to explain hunting to Sylvie, the narrator starts with the observation that some places men must hunt fierce beasts, and some of them come to like it. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5fb5dad8 | type |
Royal Blood | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_5fb5dad8 | comment |
Royal Blood: Once their father is appointed King of Elfland, Sylvie and Bruno acquire this. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_60547993 | type |
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_60547993 | comment |
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Eric Lindon. He is in love with his cousin Muriel, and they are engaged at the beginning of the story; however, after they break up and she falls in love with — and marries — Arthur, he puts his own life at risk to save Arthur's, for her sake. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_64435b8 | type |
Informed Kindness | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_64435b8 | comment |
Informed Kindness: In long poem "Peter and Paul", the rich Paul agrees to lend his poorer friend Peter some money, never actually gives it to him, then starves him by calling in the loan. Paul is referred to as "noble", "kind" and "honest" throughout. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_66479d0 | type |
Our Ghosts Are Different | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_66479d0 | comment |
Our Ghosts Are Different | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_6a58cb64 | type |
Sommelier Speak | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_6a58cb64 | comment |
Sommelier Speak: Parodied. The narrator, hearing a wine snob describe his favourite vintage, finds himself imagining the group using similar language to describe jam flavours. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_6d7026fa | type |
Punny Name | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_6d7026fa | comment |
Punny Name: Tabikat. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7431b974 | type |
Vile Villain, Saccharine Show | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7431b974 | comment |
Vile Villain, Saccharine Show | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_746704c9 | type |
Divided for Publication | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_746704c9 | comment |
Divided for Publication: Carroll originally intended the story to be published as a single novel, but due to its length it was decided that it should be published in two volumes. And there are releases adressed for children that only contain the Elf-land plot. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7a08e8d1 | type |
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7a08e8d1 | comment |
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: Bruno overdoes it, calling the narrator "Mister Sir" despite Sylvie telling him he can use either but not both. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7a277296 | type |
Airport Novel | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7a277296 | comment |
Airport Novel: Lady Muriel discusses the Victorian equivalent: "the little thrilling romances, where the Murder comes at page fifteen, and the Wedding at page forty". | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7b3c03d9 | type |
SignificantName | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7b3c03d9 | comment |
Significant Name: Sibimet is Latin for "to them themselves", fittingly for a character who is concerned only for himself and his Unholy Matrimony partner - he doesn't even seem to like his own child much. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7fe8b5b5 | type |
Time Machine | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_7fe8b5b5 | comment |
Time Machine: The Outlandish Watch is an early literary example, allowing the user to travel up to a month into their past and return to the present. It also allows its user to experience events backwards for an hour. | |
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Children Are Innocent | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_91672d3e | comment |
Children Are Innocent | |
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Set Right What Once Went Wrong | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_93ed8515 | comment |
Set Right What Once Went Wrong: Subverted. The narrator uses the Outlandish Watch to prevent an accident he witnesses, but the changes snap back when he returns to the present. | |
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Schrödinger's Butterfly | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_9637893b | comment |
Schrödinger's Butterfly: | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_97c4763 | type |
The Professor | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_97c4763 | comment |
The Professor: Actually called the Professor. Also has a friend who is The Professor. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_a39d6056 | type |
Nice to the Waiter | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_a39d6056 | comment |
Nice to the Waiter: The Vice-Warden, his wife, and his son Ugugg are all cruel to the poor. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_a63fd70f | type |
The Promise | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_a63fd70f | comment |
The Promise | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_ab9311f0 | type |
Closer to Earth | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_ab9311f0 | comment |
Closer to Earth: Sylvie and Lady Muriel. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_abc55125 | type |
Character Filibuster | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_abc55125 | comment |
Character Filibuster: Most of the dialogue, especially involving Arthur or Mein Herr, is a veiled discourse on some social or moral issue. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_abe4d7b | type |
Blue Blood | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_abe4d7b | comment |
Blue Blood | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_b1dde8fd | type |
Loophole Abuse | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_b1dde8fd | comment |
Loophole Abuse: The Gardener has been forbidden to open the garden door for Sylvie or Bruno. But if an adult (such as the Professor) asks for it to be opened, he has no choice but to open it... and the adult can then take the children through with him anyway. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_b53077b3 | type |
Take That! | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_b53077b3 | comment |
Take That!: Sibimet the Sub-Warden is believed to be based on Dean Liddell, father of Alice, whom he had by this point effectively cut Carroll off from seeing. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_bd842706 | type |
Hologram | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_bd842706 | comment |
Hologram: The fairy characters have the ability to create an illusion they call a "phlizz", which is visible but intangible. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: To one of Carroll's previous works: At one point, the Professor asks "Do you know what a Boojum is?" | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_c76f81b8 | type |
Non-Idle Rich | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_c76f81b8 | comment |
Non-Idle Rich | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_ca87e3ec | type |
No Name Given | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_ca87e3ec | comment |
No Name Given: The narrator. When other characters refer to him they use descriptors such as "Arthur's friend"; Bruno calls him "Mister Sir". (Averted in the original short story, Bruno's Revenge, in which he introduces himself to Bruno as Lewis Carroll.) | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_cfc52d52 | type |
Spoiled Brat | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_cfc52d52 | comment |
Spoiled Brat and Royal Brat: Uggug, who also serves as a Spear Counterpart of an ugly step-sister. | |
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| Sylvie and Bruno / int_d4e9de59 | type |
Dreadful Musician | |
| Sylvie and Bruno / int_d4e9de59 | comment |
Dreadful Musician: The Other Professor's singing voice is not melodious. | |
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Inelegant Blubbering | |
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Inelegant Blubbering: Uggug does it (for attention-seeking purposes) after he gets his ears boxed. | |
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Voice Changeling | |
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Voice Changeling: Bruno provides a convincing voice for an illusion of a nursemaid (and speaks grammatically while so doing, rather than in his usual Malaproper style). | |
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Torches and Pitchforks | |
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Torches and Pitchforks: Memorably parodied by the fake demonstrators organized by Sibimet and the Chancellor, who can't remember whether their slogan is "More Bread, Less Taxes", or vice versa. | |
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Offered the Crown | |
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Offered the Crown | |
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It Was a Gift | |
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It Was a Gift: Sylvie's father offers her a choice of lockets for her birthday present: one says, "All will love Sylvie" and the other "Sylvie will love all." Sylvie chooses the latter. In the end, it turns out they were one locket. Nevertheless, she made the right choice. | |
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Technician Versus Performer | |
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Technician Versus Performer: One of Lady Muriel's guests has a reputation for her piano playing. When asked to play, she rattles off a Haydn symphony, but there are enough subtle imperfections to show that she has no real understanding of the music she's playing, and she strikes the final chord "as if, the instrument being now done with, it didn’t matter how many wires she broke". When Sylvie later takes over the piano, her sensitive improvisation gets a much warmer reception. | |
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Promotion to Parent | |
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Promotion to Parent: Sylvie is in charge of Bruno — particularly his lessons. | |
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Powder Keg Crowd | |
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Powder Keg Crowd | |
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Easy Evangelism | |
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Easy Evangelism: Eric Lyndon is an agnostic at first, but is converted, or near to, at the end after Arthur is revealed to be alive. | |
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Evil Is Petty | |
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Evil Is Petty: Tabikat is most gratified to find that Sibimet has entirely removed "Item: We shall be kind to the poor" from the text of the agreement he made with the King. | |
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Doting Parent | |
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Doting Parent: Tabikat believes that her son Uggug is uniquely charming and gifted. No one else who's met him shares her opinion. | |
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