akseiya
Since: Jul, 2013
Jul 22nd 2013 at 6:06:48 AM
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Agreed. There is a separate entry on The Great Wall where at least GGRM's ASOIAF Wall belongs.
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Grug
Since: Jan, 2001
Jun 29th 2011 at 10:52:43 PM
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I'm noting a discrepancy. The trope is about a location being isolated by some boundary or border and the outside is unknown. Several examples, such as the real life one about Israel, are just listing works that have walls to keep people out. If you agree, start editing/pruning.
Does this trope only apply to walls around a particular area, or to walls separating two countries/worlds? Because most of the examples I can think of (Neil Gaiman's Stardust, Garth Nix's Sabriel, A Song Of Ice And Fire) are of the latter kind. I'm for the broader interpretation. Which, incidentally, could include a lot of real life walls, such as Hadrian's or the one in Berlin.
Edited by BlueIceTea 'Crisis or no, nothing should interfere with tea!' Hide / Show Replies