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To the Ends of the Earth
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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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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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Oblivious to His Own Description | |
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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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Screw the Rules, I Have Money! | |
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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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Elephant in the Living Room | |
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Elephant in the Living Room: Do not speak of the wave in the bottom of the ship. | |
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Captain Oblivious | |
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Captain Oblivious: Oh, Edmund. | |
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French Jerk | |
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French Jerk: Talbot considers Benet to be this. | |
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It Will Never Catch On | |
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It Will Never Catch On: The captains' reactions when Talbot envisions a seafaring steamship. | |
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Right Through the Wall | |
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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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The Drunken Sailor | |
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The Drunken Sailor: All of them. | |
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Conveniently an Orphan | |
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Conveniently an Orphan: Miss Chumley. Not-so-conveniently, she has guardians. | |
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My Secret Pregnancy | |
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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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Manly Tears | |
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Manly Tears: Talbot has lots of feelings. | |
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Covers Always Lie | |
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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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Amusing Injuries | |
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Amusing Injuries: Whenever Talbot re-concusses his head. | |
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Hot Librarian | |
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Hot Librarian: Miss Graham to Mr Talbot | |
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Upper-Class Twit | |
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Upper-Class Twit: Talbot, of course. | |
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Foreshadowing | |
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Foreshadowing: It's remarkable how many details Talbot includes that he doesn't seem to realize the significance of. | |
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Judge, Jury, and Executioner | |
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Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Captain Anderson | |
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Rule of Three | |
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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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Love at First Sight | |
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Love at First Sight: | |
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Antiquated Linguistics | |
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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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