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* StartMyOwn: In the end, he severs all ties to Inez and her parents for good and manages to make full use of his life, such as settling down in Paris and starting a relationship with Gabrielle.


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* LoveObstructingParents: They are very much against their daughter marrying Gil because of his ideas. Fortunately, for Helen at least, Gil breaks up with Inez and this very much pleases Helen.


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* GoodCounterpart: To Inez.

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* TimeTravelRomance: [[spoiler:While her feelings are rather ambiguous due to her relationship with Picasso (and others), her diary entries reveal she did fall in love with Gil. However, even after they confirm their feelings for each other, Gil chooses to focus on the present while she decides to stay in TheGay90s.]]



* NiceGuy/NiceGirl: They're both very friendly and social and befriend Gil pretty quickly. They're also very affectionate with each other.



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* BoisterousBruiserBoisterousBruiser: Though a far more eloquent and philosophical example of this trope, and he only gets to the "bruiser" part when he's had too much to drink.
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A young beautiful French woman and lover to Creator/PabloPicasso and Hemingway, who comes to fall in love with Gil Pender and share the same romantic feelings of living in another age (TheGayNineties / La Belle Époque).

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A young beautiful French woman and lover to both Creator/PabloPicasso and Hemingway, who comes to fall in love with Gil Pender and share the same romantic feelings of living in another age age, in her case (TheGayNineties / La Belle Époque).
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* TheAntiNihilist: Gil is bored with his life in 2010 and wishes to live in the 1920s which he considers the best age. [[spoiler:Until the end when he realizes that nostalgia does not change through the ages. Some choose la Belle Époque, some choose Renaissance and the only way to deal with the present is living in it, whether it's boring or dull.]]

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* TheAntiNihilist: Gil is bored with his life in 2010 and wishes to live in the 1920s 1920s, which he considers the best age. [[spoiler:Until the end when he realizes that nostalgia does not change through the ages. Some choose la Belle Époque, some choose Renaissance the Renaissance, and the only way to deal with the present is living in it, whether even if it's boring or dull.]]



* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:Finally realizes that nostalgia is just a mere feeling while travelling to the Belle Époque where he listens to Toulousse and his colleagues talking about Renaissance being the best age, and decides to return to the present... And that the 20's don't have antibiotics.]]

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* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler:Finally realizes that nostalgia is just a mere feeling while travelling to the Belle Époque where he listens to Toulousse Toulouse and his colleagues talking about Renaissance being the best age, and decides to return to the present... And and realizes that the 20's '20s don't have antibiotics.]]



* IWishItWereReal: Gil keeps wishing he was in 1920s Paris during his stay, until one midnight when an old fashioned car approaches and he is sent there.

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* IWishItWereReal: Gil keeps wishing he was in 1920s Paris during his stay, until one midnight when an old fashioned old-fashioned car approaches and he is sent there.



* SympatheticAdulterer: His fiancee Inez is jerkass and materialistic, and prefers to listen to the KnowNothingKnowItAll Paul over Gil. Adriana has much more in common with Gil to the point he thought she was a better choice. [[spoiler:At the end, he doesn't choose either Inez nor Adriana. The only "adulterer" thing he did was giving Adriana TheBigDamnKiss.]]

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* SympatheticAdulterer: His fiancee Inez is jerkass and materialistic, and prefers to listen to the KnowNothingKnowItAll Paul over Gil. Adriana has much more in common with Gil to the point he thought she was a better choice. [[spoiler:At the end, he doesn't choose either Inez nor Adriana. The only "adulterer" "adulterous" thing he did was giving Adriana TheBigDamnKiss.]]



* CatchPhrase: Has a tendency to finish his banal insights with "If I'm not mistaken" a ''lot''. (Usually, he is)
* InsufferableGenius: Or something. He's a complete insufferable jerkass KnowNothingKnowItAll who thinks he knows every single aspect of culture and Inez has him in high esteem. For Gil, he is this and gives an awesome moment explaining the real intention of a Picasso painting, [[spoiler:because he went back to the past and knew the story behind it]].

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* CatchPhrase: Has a tendency to finish his banal insights with "If "if I'm not mistaken" a ''lot''. (Usually, he is)
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* InsufferableGenius: Or something. He's a complete insufferable jerkass KnowNothingKnowItAll who thinks he knows every single aspect of culture culture, and Inez has holdss him in high esteem. For Gil, he is this and gives resulting in Gil having an awesome moment explaining the real intention of a Picasso painting, [[spoiler:because he went back to the past and knew the story behind it]].



* DestructiveRomance: Scott and Zelda obviously love each other, and while Scott may view Zelda as a ManicPixieDreamGirl, Hemmingway and Gil see her as this raw force that will drag down Scott. Though, a sympathetic Gil can see why Scott still is with her.
* DrivenToSuicide: Zelda. [[spoiler:Almost jumps to the Seine river because she thought Scott was having a romance with a woman.]]

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* DestructiveRomance: Scott and Zelda obviously love each other, and while Scott may view Zelda as a ManicPixieDreamGirl, Hemmingway and Gil see her as this raw force that will drag down Scott. Though, Though a sympathetic Gil can see why Scott still is with her.
* DrivenToSuicide: Zelda. [[spoiler:Almost jumps to the Seine river because she thought Scott was having a romance with a woman.]]



* OnlySaneMan: From all the characters in the 1920s, she seems to be the least eccentric one and doesn't stand Hemingway's ''MACHO'' personality.

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* OnlySaneMan: From Of all the characters in the 1920s, she seems to be the least eccentric one and doesn't stand Hemingway's ''MACHO'' personality.



-->''"I see... rhinoceros."''

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-->''"I see... a rhinoceros."''
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* TheAntiNihilist: Gil is bored with his life in 2010 and wishes to live in the 1920s which considers the best age. [[spoiler:Until the end when he realizes that nostalgia does not change through the ages. Some choose la Belle Époque, some choose Renaissance and the only way to deal with the present is living in it, whether it's boring or dull.]]

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* TheAntiNihilist: Gil is bored with his life in 2010 and wishes to live in the 1920s which he considers the best age. [[spoiler:Until the end when he realizes that nostalgia does not change through the ages. Some choose la Belle Époque, some choose Renaissance and the only way to deal with the present is living in it, whether it's boring or dull.]]
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A beautiful and friendly guide and expert in Auguste Rodin whom Gil seeks for help.

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A beautiful and friendly guide and expert in Auguste Rodin Creator/AugusteRodin whom Gil seeks for help.

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