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* DrivenToSuicide: Did Arek kill himself? His and Therem's story, in light of the background mythos and history of Gethen presented in the novel, would suggest he did, and that it was his suicide rather than his kemmering with Therem that resulted in Therem's exile.
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* DrivenToSuicide: AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Did Arek kill himself? His and Therem's story, in light of the background mythos and history of Gethen presented in the novel, would suggest he did, and that it was his suicide rather than his kemmering with Therem that resulted in Therem's exile.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Did Arek kill himself? His and Therem's story, in light of the background mythos and history of Gethen presented in the novel, would suggest he did, and that it was his suicide rather than his kemmering with Therem that resulted in Therem's exile. Going off the famous Gethenian story about incest couples, it's easy to conclude Arek and Therem refused to separate [[spoiler: after the birth of their child]] and when they were ''made'' to separate, Arek killed himself.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Did Arek kill himself? His and Therem's story, in light of the background mythos and history of Gethen presented in the novel, would suggest he did, and that it was his suicide rather than his kemmering with Therem that resulted in Therem's exile. Going off the famous Gethenian story about incest couples, it's easy to conclude Arek and Therem refused to separate [[spoiler: after the birth of their child]] and when they were ''made'' to separate, Arek killed himself.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Did Arek kill himself? His and Therem's story, in light of the background mythos and history of Gethen presented in the novel, would suggest he did, and that it was his suicide rather than his kemmering with Therem that resulted in Therem's exile. Going off the famous Gethenian story about incest couples, it's easy to conclude Arek and Therem refused to separate [[spoiler: after the birth of their child]] and when they were **made** ''made'' to separate, Arek killed himself.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Did Arek kill himself? His and Therem's story, in light of the background mythos and history of Gethen presented in the novel, would suggest he did, and that it was his suicide rather than his kemmering with Therem that resulted in Therem's exile. Going off the famous Gethenian story about incest couples, it's easy to conclude Arek and Therem refused to separate [[spoiler: after the birth of their child]] and when they were **made** to separate, Arek killed himself.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Did Arek kill himself? His and Therem's story, in light of the background mythos and history of Gethen presented in the novel, would suggest he did, and that it was his suicide rather than his kemmering with Therem that resulted in Therem's exile.
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%%* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.
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%%* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.RomanticFalseLead.
* TearJerker: When Genly manages to make telepathic contact with Therem and he cries out his brother's name, having heard Genly's speech through his lost brother/husband's voice.
* TearJerker: When Genly manages to make telepathic contact with Therem and he cries out his brother's name, having heard Genly's speech through his lost brother/husband's voice.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Estraven.
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* HoYay: Genly and Estraven, sort of. Complicated by the fact Genly needs time to realise Estraven is just as much [[GenderBender a woman as he is a man]]. See also {{UST}}.
* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.
* MinorityShowGhetto: Avoided, the novel is very popular despite the fact that the protagonist is black and the inhabitants of Gethen are described as similar to the Inuit or Tibetans.
* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.
* MinorityShowGhetto: Avoided, the novel is very popular despite the fact that the protagonist is black and the inhabitants of Gethen are described as similar to the Inuit or Tibetans.
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* MinorityShowGhetto: Avoided, the novel is very popular despite the fact that the protagonist is black and the inhabitants of Gethen are described as similar to the Inuit or Tibetans.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: Including the writer herself. The original novel defaulted to "he" for the genderless Gethenians, as it was considered proper English grammar at the time. Eventually, "they" became more accepted as a gender neutral pronoun in writing as well as speech, and later stories reflected this.
** He also uses the word "bisexual" to refer to societies that present two well-differentiated genders.
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** He also uses the word "bisexual" to refer to societies that present two well-differentiated genders.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: Including the writer herself. The original novel defaulted to "he" for the genderless Gethenians, as it was considered proper English grammar at the time. Eventually, "they" became more accepted as a gender neutral pronoun in writing as well as speech, and later stories reflected this.
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* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.
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* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.RomanticFalseLead.
* MinorityShowGhetto: Avoided, the novel is very popular despite the fact that the protagonist is black and the inhabitants of Gethen are described as similar to the Inuit or Tibetans.
* MinorityShowGhetto: Avoided, the novel is very popular despite the fact that the protagonist is black and the inhabitants of Gethen are described as similar to the Inuit or Tibetans.
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* GeniusBonus: The novel is purely enjoyable on its own terms, but reading below the surface is required to uncover all the details, and a working knowledge of UsefulNotes/{{Taoism}} will certainly enhance it.
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* HoYay: Genly and Estraven, sort of. Complicated by the fact Genly needs time to realise Estraven is just as much [[GenderBender a woman as he is a man]]. See also {{UST}}.
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* HoYay: Genly and Estraven, sort of. Complicated by the fact Genly needs time to realise Estraven is just as much [[GenderBender a woman as he is a man]]. See also {{UST}}.{{UST}}.
* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.
* OneSceneWonder: Faxe the Weaver, who also comes close to being a RomanticFalseLead.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Estraven.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Estraven.Estraven.
* HoYay: Genly and Estraven, sort of. Complicated by the fact Genly needs time to realise Estraven is just as much [[GenderBender a woman as he is a man]]. See also {{UST}}.
* HoYay: Genly and Estraven, sort of. Complicated by the fact Genly needs time to realise Estraven is just as much [[GenderBender a woman as he is a man]]. See also {{UST}}.
