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To the Ends of the Earth

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To the Ends of the Earth	comment	To the Ends of the Earth is a sea trilogy by William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies. In 2005 a miniseries adaption was produced starring Benedict Cumberbatch.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The overall narrative of the books follows the experiences of Edmund Talbot, a wealthy young man on the lower levels of the aristocracy who, having been secured employment in the office of the Governor of New South Wales by his uncle, books passage on a sailing ship to the Australian colonies early in the nineteenth century and keeps a journal of his experiences over the voyage. Talbot thus chronicles the interplay, relationships and conflicts between himself, his fellow passengers, and the crew of the ship, and as the long-isolated voyage takes its toll on everyone, the seething tensions lurking under the surface ensure that he will have plenty to write about...As with Lord of the Flies, a key theme of the novels is the struggle between the values of civilisation and humanity's darker, more savage urges, particularly when small groups of people find themselves isolated from the rest of the world.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_13a5a275	type	Deliberately Distressed Damsel
To the Ends of the Earth / int_13a5a275	comment	Deliberately Distressed Damsel: Talbot seems to think Zenobia is playing one when she panics, assuming the gunshot they hear is the French attacking, and her fright causes Talbot to prematurely ejaculate.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_1cbde068	type	Oblivious to His Own Description
To the Ends of the Earth / int_1cbde068	comment	Oblivious to His Own Description: Near the end of the first book, Talbot overhears people discussing someone with a "Gothic" worldview, but who is nonetheless fairly likeable and not completely stupid. He assumes they are talking about Summers, though it is far more likely they are referring to him.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_230d64	type	Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
To the Ends of the Earth / int_230d64	comment	Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: In Talbot's opinion, the money lender's "life insurance" is breaking some kind of rule, even though he remains oblivious to his own significant class and wealth privileges.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_26fa627a	type	Elephant in the Living Room
To the Ends of the Earth / int_26fa627a	comment	Elephant in the Living Room: Do not speak of the wave in the bottom of the ship.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_2ae7bc4b	type	Captain Oblivious
To the Ends of the Earth / int_2ae7bc4b	comment	Captain Oblivious: Oh, Edmund.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_2dd7a113	type	French Jerk
To the Ends of the Earth / int_2dd7a113	comment	French Jerk: Talbot considers Benet to be this.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_3149c4b0	type	It Will Never Catch On
To the Ends of the Earth / int_3149c4b0	comment	It Will Never Catch On: The captains' reactions when Talbot envisions a seafaring steamship.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_3bf27a8d	type	Right Through the Wall
To the Ends of the Earth / int_3bf27a8d	comment	Right Through the Wall: Talbot spends a couple of chapters trying to figure out how to avoid this. And he was right to be concerned.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_5d3c6435	type	The Drunken Sailor
To the Ends of the Earth / int_5d3c6435	comment	The Drunken Sailor: All of them.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_5e260ea6	type	Conveniently an Orphan
To the Ends of the Earth / int_5e260ea6	comment	Conveniently an Orphan: Miss Chumley. Not-so-conveniently, she has guardians.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_5ee2f7cc	type	My Secret Pregnancy
To the Ends of the Earth / int_5ee2f7cc	comment	My Secret Pregnancy: This is very easy to miss, but adds a tragic component to the story and [[spoiler: (yet another) death on poor Edmund's hands, though he seems to be entirely oblivious to it. In the first book, after his one-night-stand with Zenobia Brocklebank, Edmund tells her that if a happy accident were to occur, they would cross that bridge when SHE came to it. Not long after that, Zenobia takes to her cabin and is not seen again, presumably suffering from sickness. She is barely given a passing mention, and Edmund never seems to wonder about her health. Cut to the very end of the third book, as Edmund is reminiscing about the fate of his shipmates. He recalls offhandedly a letter from Mr. Brocklebank saying that Zenobia had died a few months after the voyage, with parting words to Edmund being "I am crossing the bridge." He laughs it off as nonsense, as there were no literal bridges in the area at the time. The obvious implication, however, was that she was pregnant with Edmund's child and died either in childbirth or soon after it.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_64e975cf	type	Manly Tears
To the Ends of the Earth / int_64e975cf	comment	Manly Tears: Talbot has lots of feelings.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_7315fd38	type	Covers Always Lie
To the Ends of the Earth / int_7315fd38	comment	Covers Always Lie: The DVD cover would have you believe Sam Neill is the star, while in fact, he plays a very minor character.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_78c895c8	type	Amusing Injuries
To the Ends of the Earth / int_78c895c8	comment	Amusing Injuries: Whenever Talbot re-concusses his head.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_7c4ae6b0	type	Hot Librarian
To the Ends of the Earth / int_7c4ae6b0	comment	Hot Librarian: Miss Graham to Mr Talbot
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_9cc1a329	type	Upper-Class Twit
To the Ends of the Earth / int_9cc1a329	comment	Upper-Class Twit: Talbot, of course.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
To the Ends of the Earth / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: It's remarkable how many details Talbot includes that he doesn't seem to realize the significance of.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_a0e51cd2	type	Judge, Jury, and Executioner
To the Ends of the Earth / int_a0e51cd2	comment	Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Captain Anderson
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_a6cda066	type	Rule of Three
To the Ends of the Earth / int_a6cda066	comment	Rule of Three: Talbot climbs through three levels and meets three "monsters" before making his way to the magazine room in the bowels of the ship.
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_a8dcb1d7	type	Love at First Sight
To the Ends of the Earth / int_a8dcb1d7	comment	Love at First Sight:
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To the Ends of the Earth / int_e1721fd1	type	Antiquated Linguistics
To the Ends of the Earth / int_e1721fd1	comment	Antiquated Linguistics: Done so well that it's very easy to forget that it was written in the 1980s. The language, coupled with the epistolary form, perfectly captures the feeling of a far older novel.
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