History Characters / MeWithoutYou

* RuleOfSymbolism: Like Elephant, Walrus is a large, wrinkled mammal with tusks, and he also demonstrates the greatest spiritual clarity out of any of the animals, not being distracted by any potential snares along his journey nor finding survival in the wild to be a challenge.

* InexplicablyAwesome: Walrus claims to have traveled to the Arfak Mountains in UsefulNotes/PapuaNewGuinea, Tangier in UsefulNotes/{{Morocco}}, and Appomattox, UsefulNotes/{{Virginia}}, in addition to being centuries old, despite belonging to a semi-aquatic[[labelnote:note]] While the first two locations border the sea, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appomattox,_Virginia Appomattox]] is over 150 miles inland [[/labelnote]] species with a maximum lifespan of 40 years and a [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Odobenus_rosmarus_distribution.png/800px-Odobenus_rosmarus_distribution.png habitat localized entirely to the North Pole.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: In his proposal to Walrus, he offers to "pour the matrimony wine", which could be taken literally (given that Bear also attempted to propose marriage at one point) or simply as a metaphor of a lifelong bond.

* ImmediateSelfContradiction: PlayedForDrama during his CrisisOfFaith

* AmbiguouslyEvil: It isn't clear whether his lifestyle and offer to Walrus is deliberately intended as spiritually deletarious, that it isn't inherently negative but would be for [[TheHermit Walrus's]] own spiritual aims, or that he simply wants a partner on his journey that's as long-lived and well-traveled as himself.

* CanadaEh: Following the circus train's derailment, he makes his way to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athabasca_Falls Athabasca Falls]], squarely within Alberta.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: The singer of "Fiji Mermaid" and the carnival barker (implied to be one and the same) have a propsensity towards wordplay.

* CrappyCarnival: Their sets look artificial, many of its workers are [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic,]] [[ConMan Con Men]] and they obviously rely on the animals to bring in any kind of income. With many of them lost, they're forced to put on weak acts like [[ShellGame shell games]],[[SnakeOilSalesman medicine shows]], and [[AmusinglyAwfulAim inaccurate "sharpshooting"]], and as a result, their entire business begins to collapse.

* ProudPeacock: The narrator of "Grist for the Malady Mill" ironically mentions her "stalward sense of style", implying that her focus on her own beauty is what led to her lack of focus.

* HiddenDepths: While he seems like nothing more than a showcase how the the circus has broken some of the animals' spirits, he later displays a remarkably unique personal philosophy in "Cardiff Giant" regarding the innate worth of the animals, and additionally resolves to comfort Peacock even amidst poor circumstances.

** Bear's former lover seems to be a human given that Fox refers to her as "that Anabaptist ''girl''"

** Walrus and Owl are the most long-lived and likely the most erudite out of all the animal characters, but both don't seem to have any problems living as animals or in the wild. Of course, it's definitely [[TruthInTelevision not unheard of]] [[Creator/HenryDavidThoreaufor people]] [[Film/IntoTheWild in real life]] to choose that kind of lifestyle either.

* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He's a physically deformed man that is part of a FreakShow in the latter half of the 19th century, and is abused by his boss and mocked for his appearance despite his sharp mental acuity and deep spirituality. The only major difference between him and [[Film/TheElephantMan Joseph]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Merrick Merrick]] is the fact that he's American rather than British.

** Walrus and Owl are the most long-lived and likely the wisest out of all the animal characters, but both don't seem to have any problems living as animals or in the wild (in Walrus's case). Of course, it's definitely [[Creator/HenryDavidThoreau not unheard of]] [[Film/IntoTheWild for people]] in real life to choose that kind of lifestyle either.

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* ImmediateSelfContradiction: PlayedForDrama during his CrisisOfFaith: