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In any case, living in such narrow boundaries is likely to affect the characters negatively. They might get depressed, desperate to get out, or even fail to comprehend that anything larger then their Small Secluded World exists. |
In any case, living in such narrow boundaries is likely to affect the characters negatively. They might get depressed, desperate to get out, or even fail to comprehend that anything larger then their Small Secluded World exists. |
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May often have a [[Wall Around the World]]. Any [[Hidden Elf Village]] or [[Ominous Floating Castle]] is likely to qualify for this trope if the characters are forced to live there for a while. Also, any case of [[Ontological Mystery]] is likely to also be a case of [[Small Secluded World]] or [[World Limited to the Plot]], or both. |
May often have a [[Wall Around the World]]. Any [[Hidden Elf Village]] or [[Ominous Floating Castle]] is likely to qualify for this trope if the characters are forced to live there for a while. Also, any case of [[Ontological Mystery]] is likely to also be a case of [[Small Secluded World]] or [[World Limited to the Plot]], or both. |
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Compare with [[Bottle Episode]], where the characters are only locked in a secluded world, the bottle, for a single episode. |
Compare with [[Bottle Episode]], where the characters are only locked in a secluded world, the bottle, for a single episode. |
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== [[Fanfic]] == |
== [[Fanfic]] == |
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* Most all Harry Potter fanfics portray the wizarding world as such. ''[[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality]]'' is a notable example. |
* Most all Harry Potter fanfics portray the wizarding world as such. ''[[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality]]'' is a notable example. |
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* The exiled brother and sister Ged encounters on a small island in [[Earthsea Trilogy|A Wizard of Earthsea]]. They were marooned on the island as small children, and having spent their whole lives there have "forgotten that there were other people in the world." |
* The exiled brother and sister Ged encounters on a small island in [[Earthsea Trilogy|A Wizard of Earthsea]]. They were marooned on the island as small children, and having spent their whole lives there have "forgotten that there were other people in the world." |
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* ''The City of Ember'': The city {{spoiler|was built underground as a refuge from a nuclear apocalypse}}, but the instructions for escape were lost long ago, and now the city's supplies are running out. |
* ''The City of Ember'': The city {{spoiler|was built underground as a refuge from a nuclear apocalypse}}, but the instructions for escape were lost long ago, and now the city's supplies are running out. |
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* In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life The Universe And Everything]]'', the planet of Krikkit has a thick haze covering the outer atmosphere, so it's inhabitants can't even see the stars. |
* In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Life, The Universe And Everything|Life The Universe And Everything]]'', the planet of Krikkit has a thick haze covering the outer atmosphere, so it's inhabitants can't even see the stars. |
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* In ''[[Being There]]'', mentally challenged Chance the Gardener knows no home aside from The Old Man's residence until he is middle-aged and his benefactor's death means he must leave it. He is aware of the outside world, but only through television. |
* In ''[[Being There]]'', mentally challenged Chance the Gardener knows no home aside from The Old Man's residence until he is middle-aged and his benefactor's death means he must leave it. He is aware of the outside world, but only through television. |
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** ''Possibly'' removed from the Earth. It's just as feasible that Anthony ''removed the Earth from around it''. |
** ''Possibly'' removed from the Earth. It's just as feasible that Anthony ''removed the Earth from around it''. |
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* ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'': the island that Gilligan and the others never seem able to leave. |
* ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'': the island that Gilligan and the others never seem able to leave. |
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* [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman TV Series]]: The amazons claim [[Hidden Elf Village|Paradise Island]] is this: the youngest of these immortals [[Lady Land|have never seen a man before]]. However, [[Plot Hole|Princess Diana recognizes a parachute, and the Queen can read Trevor’s english written documents without any problem]]. |
* [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman TV Series]]: The amazons claim [[Hidden Elf Village|Paradise Island]] is this: the youngest of these immortals [[Lady Land|have never seen a man before]]. However, [[Plot Hole|Princess Diana recognizes a parachute, and the Queen can read Trevor’s english written documents without any problem]]. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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[[Category:Solitary Tropes]] |
[[Category:Solitary Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Small Secluded World]] |
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[[Category:Introversion Tropes]] |
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