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* TheLostLenore: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]; reincarnate memories of Carol and Gillian rouse in Fluke and eventually desperate longing.
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* TheLostLenore: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]; reincarnate memories of Carol and Gillian rouse in Fluke and eventually a desperate longing.
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* AllDogsArePurebred: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], Fluke seems to be a crossbreed of labrador and terrier; Rumbo a predominantly dalmation mongrel.
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* AllDogsArePurebred: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], Fluke seems to be a crossbreed of labrador and terrier; Rumbo a predominantly dalmation dalmatian mongrel.
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* DogsHateSquirrels: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Fluke bids one a cheerful good morning. He's also very happy to find [[spoiler: Rumbo to have been reincarnated as one]].
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* DogsHateSquirrels: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Fluke bids one a cheerful good morning. He's also very happy to find that [[spoiler: Rumbo to have has been reincarnated as one]].
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* BerserkButton: Rats stir in Rumbo a fury which scares Fluke.
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* BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
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** Rats stir in Rumbo a fury which scares Fluke.
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter.
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert.
A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter.
A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter.
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter. Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food. Shelter in a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find nearby hidden food earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter.
Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food.
Shelter in a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find nearby hidden food earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food.
Shelter in a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find nearby hidden food earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
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* EmpathicEnvironment: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]], in regard to the bereaved home of Fluke’s previous incarnation. “It’s people who create atmospheres, not wood or brick, nor accessories - they only create surroundings.”
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* EmpathicEnvironment: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]], in regard to the bereaved home of Fluke’s previous incarnation. “It’s "It’s people who create atmospheres, not wood or brick, nor accessories - -- they only create surroundings.”"
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* TheLostLenore: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]; reincarnate memories of Carol and Gillian rouse in Fluke an eventually desperate longing.
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* TheLostLenore: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]; reincarnate memories of Carol and Gillian rouse in Fluke an and eventually desperate longing.
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* MeaningfulName: Several of the Guvnor’s employees place bets on Fluke’s ability to find hidden food. The Guvnor laughingly dismisses the ability as a fluke, and thus christens the dog.
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* MeaningfulName: Several of the Guvnor’s Guvnor's employees place bets on Fluke’s ability to find hidden food. The Guvnor laughingly dismisses the ability as a fluke, and thus christens the dog.
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* UnexpectedlyHumanPerception: Shortly after birth, Fluke is disconcerted by re-emergence of ability to see colours beyond the range of a dog’s perspective.
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* UnexpectedlyHumanPerception: Shortly after birth, Fluke is disconcerted by the re-emergence of ability to see colours beyond the range of a dog’s perspective.
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* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Following the emotional closure found in [[spoiler: brief reunion with his wife and daughter and learning the cause of his human death]], Fluke embraces with fascination and delight the varied heights of canine existence.
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* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Following the emotional closure found in [[spoiler: brief [[spoiler:brief reunion with his wife and daughter and learning the cause of his human death]], Fluke embraces with fascination and delight the varied heights of canine existence.
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A fondly remembered [[Film/{{Fluke}} film adaptation]] was released in 1995. If you're looking for the novel by Literature/ChristopherMoore, see ''Literature/FlukeOrIKnowWhyTheWingedWhaleSings''.
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A fondly remembered [[Film/{{Fluke}} film adaptation]] was released in 1995. If you're looking for the novel by Literature/ChristopherMoore, Creator/ChristopherMoore, see ''Literature/FlukeOrIKnowWhyTheWingedWhaleSings''.
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A fondly remembered [[Film/{{Fluke}} film adaptation]] was released in 1995. \n If you're looking for the novel by Literature/ChristopherMoore, see ''Literature/FlukeOrIKnowWhyTheWingedWhaleSings''.
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* TheCasanova: Rumbo occasionally disappears for dalliances with lady doggies.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: At several months old, Fluke befriends Rumbo, at about five years old; quite a gap in dog years.
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* HumansAreCthulhu: Fluke’s early impressions of humanity are of inscrutable giants who may bestow threat or kindness.
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* HumansAreCthulhu: Fluke’s early impressions of humanity are of inscrutable giants who may bestow threat or kindness.
* ITakeOffenceToThatLastOne:
--> ”What exactly have you got against us rats, friend? I know we're loved neither by man nor animal, but you have a special dislike, haven't you? Is it because we're scavengers? But then aren't you worse? Aren't all captured animals the lowest scavengers because they live off man - as parasites? Of course, you can't even dignify your existence with the word ''captured'' because most of you choose that way of life, don't you? Do you hate us because we're free, not domesticated, not...” he paused, grinning slyly, “... neutered as you are?”\\
Rumbo bridled at this last remark. “I'm not neutered, rat-face, they'll never do that to me!”
* IntergenerationalFriendship: At several months old, Fluke befriends Rumbo, at about five years old; quite a gap in dog years.
* ITakeOffenceToThatLastOne:
--> ”What exactly have you got against us rats, friend? I know we're loved neither by man nor animal, but you have a special dislike, haven't you? Is it because we're scavengers? But then aren't you worse? Aren't all captured animals the lowest scavengers because they live off man - as parasites? Of course, you can't even dignify your existence with the word ''captured'' because most of you choose that way of life, don't you? Do you hate us because we're free, not domesticated, not...” he paused, grinning slyly, “... neutered as you are?”\\
Rumbo bridled at this last remark. “I'm not neutered, rat-face, they'll never do that to me!”
* IntergenerationalFriendship: At several months old, Fluke befriends Rumbo, at about five years old; quite a gap in dog years.
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* ShoutOut: Fluke and Rumbo meet ”...the biggest [[Literature/TheRats rat]] I'd ever seen, more than half my size...”
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* HeroicDog: While police pursuit of the Guvnor is legitimate, Rumbo defends him with fierce loyalty.
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** While police pursuit of the Guvnor is legitimate, Rumbo defends him with fierce loyalty.
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* HowlOfSorrow: Fluke, when [[spoiler: Rumbo is killed]].
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* HowlOfSorrow: HowlOfSorrow:
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** Fluke, when [[spoiler: Rumbo is killed]].
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* LovableRogue: Street-hardened Rumbo can be a bit brusque, but likes a laugh, and cares for Fluke.
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* LovableRogue: LovableRogue:
** Street-hardened Rumbo can be a bit brusque, but likes a laugh, and cares for Fluke.
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* ThePollyanna: “Natural optimism” and a [[InHarmonyWithNature tendency to acceptance over understanding]] enables animals to recover more quickly than humans from grief.
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* ThePollyanna: “Natural optimism” and a [[InHarmonyWithNature tendency to acceptance over understanding]] "[[InHarmonyWithNature Natural optimism]]" enables animals to recover more quickly than humans from grief.
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* CheerfulChild: Eight-year-old Gillian is delighted to be acquainted with a somewhat eccentric crossbreed...
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* CheerfulChild: Eight-year-old Young Gillian is delighted to be acquainted with a somewhat eccentric crossbreed...
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter. Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food. Shelter in a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find food hidden by the workers earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter. Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food. Shelter in a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find food nearby hidden by the workers food earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter. Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food. The shelter of a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find food hidden by the workers earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter. Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food. The shelter of Shelter in a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find food hidden by the workers earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
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* HomelessPerson: An elderly homeless man, in his near-death state, may have some understanding of the life story told him by a stray dog.
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* HomelessPerson: [[HomelessPigeonPerson Homeless Person]]: An elderly homeless man, in his near-death state, may have some understanding of the life story told him by a stray dog.
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* HomelessPerson: An elderly homeless man, in his near-death state, may have some understanding of the life story told him by a stray dog.
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** Lenny, a young employee of the unscrupulous Guvnor, playfully discovers Fluke's knack for finding hidden food.
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* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Following the emotional closure found in [[spoiler: brief reunion with his wife and daughter and learning the cause of his human death]], Fluke embraces with fascination and delight the varied heights of canine existence.
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* HeroicDog: While his pursuit by the police is legitimate, Rumbo defends his “Guvnor” with fierce loyalty.
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* DogsHateSquirrels: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Fluke bids one a cheerful good morning.
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* DogsHateSquirrels: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Fluke bids one a cheerful good morning. He's also very happy to find [[spoiler: Rumbo to have been reincarnated as one]].
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* {{Reincarnation}}: Believed to be commonplace, (although not as much in [[Literature/{{Others}} later]] Herbert [[{{Once}} novels]]); its purpose is for learning of “acceptance from all levels.”
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* {{Reincarnation}}: Believed to be commonplace, (although not as much in [[Literature/{{Others}} later]] Herbert [[{{Once}} [[Literature/{{Once}} novels]]); its purpose is for learning of “acceptance from all levels.”
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A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter. Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food. The shelter of a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find food hidden by the workers earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
A fondly remembered [[Film{{Fluke}} film adaptation]] was released in 1995.
!!The 1977 novel provides examples of:
*AllDogsArePurebred: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], Fluke seems to be a crossbreed of labrador and terrier; Rumbo a predominantly dalmation mongrel.
*AnimalTalk: All non-human animals, it seems, have some level of telepathic understanding of both their own and other species; the words between them are thought rather than spoken.
*AutomobilesAreAlien: Fluke is initially terrified of cars.
*BerserkButton: Rats stir in Rumbo a fury which scares Fluke.
** Dogs in general, Fluke says, hate being called dirty.
*BigFun: Jolly, heavily overweight Bella briefly takes in and feeds a rapturously grateful Fluke.
*BitchInSheepsClothing: The apparently kindly Miss Birdle alternates between benevolence and vicious cruelty.
*BoomerangBigot: Rumbo maintains a general disdain for other dogs, supposedly for their adherence to humans.
*CanineCompanion: Despite his principled disdain for domestication, Rumbo is fiercely loyal to the Guvnor, supplier of shelter and occasional food.
*CatsAreMean: Somewhat [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]; Victoria, while horrible to Fluke, seems to act as much out of instinct as malice. A fieldmouse in her clutches rouses sympathy with Fluke’s human tendencies.
*TheCasanova: Rumbo occasionally disappears for dalliances with lady doggies.
* CheerfulChild: Eight-year-old Gillian is delighted to be acquainted with a somewhat eccentric crossbreed...
*CigarChomper: The Guvnor.
*CountryMouse: Fluke’s previous incarnation, on several farm jobs, acquired an impressive grasp of natural history.
*CunningLikeAFox: A vixen, encountered in a forest, [[spoiler: uses Fluke as a decoy in a farm raid]].
*DogsAreDumb: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. While Rumbo disdains the instinctual naivety of animals in general, and Fluke often laments his own, he ponders human condescension to dogs to be inspired by dogs’ occasional appearance of foolishness, and tendency to overexcitability. He and Rumbo are actually quite shrewd.
*DogsHateSquirrels: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Fluke bids one a cheerful good morning.
*DomesticAbuse: Outwardly kindly Miss Birdle viciously kicks Fluke in the ribs, locks him in a room for three days, and attempts to batter both Fluke and Victoria with a rake.
*EmpathicEnvironment: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]], in regard to the bereaved home of Fluke’s previous incarnation. “It’s people who create atmospheres, not wood or brick, nor accessories - they only create surroundings.”
*TheFagin: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]; Rumbo trains Fluke to steal food, but for their mutual survival.
*FlatWhat: Of all reincarnated souls, insects are said to be the most spiritually advanced. Fluke is surprised.
*FoodPorn: Fluke’s persistent hunger leads to tantalisingly vivid descriptions of any available food. If you like sausages, chances are this book will put you in the mood for some.
*IntergenerationalFriendship: At several months old, Fluke befriends Rumbo, at about five years old; quite a gap in dog years.
*HeroicDog: While his pursuit by the police is legitimate, Rumbo defends his “Guvnor” with fierce loyalty.
** Fluke critically aids Rumbo against a particularly large and vicious rat.
*HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: While Rumbo defends him from the police, the crooked Guvnor climbs a stack of cars, one of which comes loose and crushes Rumbo to death.]]
*HumansAreCthulhu: Fluke’s early impressions of humanity are of inscrutable giants who may bestow threat or kindness.
*HonestJohnsDealership: The Guvnor’s scrap trade includes illicitly modified cars.
*HowlOfSorrow: Fluke, when [[spoiler: Rumbo is killed]].
** Fluke again, on confirmation that he’ll never resume his human life.
*KindHeartedCatLover: Horrifically [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with Miss Birdle.
*TheLostLenore: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]; reincarnate memories of Carol and Gillian rouse in Fluke an eventually desperate longing.
*LovableRogue: Street-hardened Rumbo can be a bit brusque, but likes a laugh, and cares for Fluke.
*MeaningfulName: Several of the Guvnor’s employees place bets on Fluke’s ability to find hidden food. The Guvnor laughingly dismisses the ability as a fluke, and thus christens the dog.
*MrExposition: A badger, in regard to the matter of {{Reincarnation}}.
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On attempt to [[spoiler: crash the car of business partner Reg, mistakenly believed to have killed him for his wife and business]], a revealing memory flash [[spoiler: has Fluke stunned with remorse]]. Happily, both survive relatively unharmed.
*OurGhostsAreDifferent: Insubstantial figures occasionally seen by Fluke and Rumbo have an air of confusion or sorrow. Closer than living humans to the spiritual plane occupied by animals, they haven’t yet reached the level of development surpassed by reincarnation.
*TheParagon: The badger tells Fluke of the educative, redemptive nature of reincarnation, and ponders that Fluke’s clear retention of human memories may herald a turning point in this cosmic process.
*ThePollyanna: “Natural optimism” and a [[InHarmonyWithNature tendency to acceptance over understanding]] enables animals to recover more quickly than humans from grief.
*PreciousPuppy: An unnamed middle-aged man buys Fluke from a street market, implicitly as compensation for inability to have children. While he’s fond of Fluke, the wife isn’t so keen.
*{{Reincarnation}}: Believed to be commonplace, (although not as much in [[Literature/{{Others}} later]] Herbert [[{{Once}} novels]]); its purpose is for learning of “acceptance from all levels.”
*ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Averted by a venomous adder with whom Fluke has a friendly chat.
*SelectiveSlaughter: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Rumbo’s war on rats is waged with just as much viciousness on a mother and newborns.
*SugarAndIcePersonality: Fluke senses in the Guvnor a curiously even blend of kindness and cruelty.
*TragicBromance: The closely shared, pragmatic life of Fluke and Rumbo culminates with a police raid on their adopted scrapyard home, in which their kind but crooked master climbs a stack of cars, [[spoiler: one of which falls and crushes Rumbo]].
*TrueCompanions: Survival firmly unites Fluke and Rumbo.
*UnexpectedlyHumanPerception: Shortly after birth, Fluke is disconcerted by re-emergence of ability to see colours beyond the range of a dog’s perspective.
*UrineTrouble: The young Fluke unintentionally widdles on his veterinary captor, whose disquiet buys Fluke time to bite the man’s wrist and escape.
*WhatTheHellHero: After Rumbo slaughters a mother and newborn rats, he and Fluke, bewildered by each other’s respective savagery and sentiment, don’t speak for days.
*WildWilderness: Fluke finds nightly forests to have an ominously chaotic mystique.
*{{Xenofiction}}: While animals converse telepathically with each other, their understanding of human society is limited to an instinctual, outside perspective. Due to having been human in previous lives, Fluke and Rumbo have somewhat clearer cognition.
A 1977 novel by Creator/JamesHerbert. A newborn puppy, on acquaintance with his London street market environs, suddenly finds he can see a surprisingly lucid range of colours. Separation from his mother and siblings immerses him in a world of frightening bustle and size, from which he gratefully shelters in the kind arms of his new owner. However, things don’t work out, and he ends up in an animal shelter. Troubled by fleeting memories of having a body like one of the “[[HumansAreCthulhu giants]]” in charge of this place, his confused lamentations disturb the other animals, which persuades the vets to put him down. He flees onto the streets, and is found by veteran street dog Rumbo, who trains him to find food. The shelter of a scrapyard, and occasional food supplied by its “Guvnor,” lend consistency to the wayward lives of Rumbo and his “squirt” protege. Uncanny ability to find food hidden by the workers earns the young dog the name Fluke. A police investigation of the yard eventually steers Fluke out of the city and along a strangely familiar country road…
A fondly remembered [[Film{{Fluke}} film adaptation]] was released in 1995.
!!The 1977 novel provides examples of:
*AllDogsArePurebred: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], Fluke seems to be a crossbreed of labrador and terrier; Rumbo a predominantly dalmation mongrel.
*AnimalTalk: All non-human animals, it seems, have some level of telepathic understanding of both their own and other species; the words between them are thought rather than spoken.
*AutomobilesAreAlien: Fluke is initially terrified of cars.
*BerserkButton: Rats stir in Rumbo a fury which scares Fluke.
** Dogs in general, Fluke says, hate being called dirty.
*BigFun: Jolly, heavily overweight Bella briefly takes in and feeds a rapturously grateful Fluke.
*BitchInSheepsClothing: The apparently kindly Miss Birdle alternates between benevolence and vicious cruelty.
*BoomerangBigot: Rumbo maintains a general disdain for other dogs, supposedly for their adherence to humans.
*CanineCompanion: Despite his principled disdain for domestication, Rumbo is fiercely loyal to the Guvnor, supplier of shelter and occasional food.
*CatsAreMean: Somewhat [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]; Victoria, while horrible to Fluke, seems to act as much out of instinct as malice. A fieldmouse in her clutches rouses sympathy with Fluke’s human tendencies.
*TheCasanova: Rumbo occasionally disappears for dalliances with lady doggies.
* CheerfulChild: Eight-year-old Gillian is delighted to be acquainted with a somewhat eccentric crossbreed...
*CigarChomper: The Guvnor.
*CountryMouse: Fluke’s previous incarnation, on several farm jobs, acquired an impressive grasp of natural history.
*CunningLikeAFox: A vixen, encountered in a forest, [[spoiler: uses Fluke as a decoy in a farm raid]].
*DogsAreDumb: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. While Rumbo disdains the instinctual naivety of animals in general, and Fluke often laments his own, he ponders human condescension to dogs to be inspired by dogs’ occasional appearance of foolishness, and tendency to overexcitability. He and Rumbo are actually quite shrewd.
*DogsHateSquirrels: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Fluke bids one a cheerful good morning.
*DomesticAbuse: Outwardly kindly Miss Birdle viciously kicks Fluke in the ribs, locks him in a room for three days, and attempts to batter both Fluke and Victoria with a rake.
*EmpathicEnvironment: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]], in regard to the bereaved home of Fluke’s previous incarnation. “It’s people who create atmospheres, not wood or brick, nor accessories - they only create surroundings.”
*TheFagin: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]; Rumbo trains Fluke to steal food, but for their mutual survival.
*FlatWhat: Of all reincarnated souls, insects are said to be the most spiritually advanced. Fluke is surprised.
*FoodPorn: Fluke’s persistent hunger leads to tantalisingly vivid descriptions of any available food. If you like sausages, chances are this book will put you in the mood for some.
*IntergenerationalFriendship: At several months old, Fluke befriends Rumbo, at about five years old; quite a gap in dog years.
*HeroicDog: While his pursuit by the police is legitimate, Rumbo defends his “Guvnor” with fierce loyalty.
** Fluke critically aids Rumbo against a particularly large and vicious rat.
*HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: While Rumbo defends him from the police, the crooked Guvnor climbs a stack of cars, one of which comes loose and crushes Rumbo to death.]]
*HumansAreCthulhu: Fluke’s early impressions of humanity are of inscrutable giants who may bestow threat or kindness.
*HonestJohnsDealership: The Guvnor’s scrap trade includes illicitly modified cars.
*HowlOfSorrow: Fluke, when [[spoiler: Rumbo is killed]].
** Fluke again, on confirmation that he’ll never resume his human life.
*KindHeartedCatLover: Horrifically [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with Miss Birdle.
*TheLostLenore: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]; reincarnate memories of Carol and Gillian rouse in Fluke an eventually desperate longing.
*LovableRogue: Street-hardened Rumbo can be a bit brusque, but likes a laugh, and cares for Fluke.
*MeaningfulName: Several of the Guvnor’s employees place bets on Fluke’s ability to find hidden food. The Guvnor laughingly dismisses the ability as a fluke, and thus christens the dog.
*MrExposition: A badger, in regard to the matter of {{Reincarnation}}.
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On attempt to [[spoiler: crash the car of business partner Reg, mistakenly believed to have killed him for his wife and business]], a revealing memory flash [[spoiler: has Fluke stunned with remorse]]. Happily, both survive relatively unharmed.
*OurGhostsAreDifferent: Insubstantial figures occasionally seen by Fluke and Rumbo have an air of confusion or sorrow. Closer than living humans to the spiritual plane occupied by animals, they haven’t yet reached the level of development surpassed by reincarnation.
*TheParagon: The badger tells Fluke of the educative, redemptive nature of reincarnation, and ponders that Fluke’s clear retention of human memories may herald a turning point in this cosmic process.
*ThePollyanna: “Natural optimism” and a [[InHarmonyWithNature tendency to acceptance over understanding]] enables animals to recover more quickly than humans from grief.
*PreciousPuppy: An unnamed middle-aged man buys Fluke from a street market, implicitly as compensation for inability to have children. While he’s fond of Fluke, the wife isn’t so keen.
*{{Reincarnation}}: Believed to be commonplace, (although not as much in [[Literature/{{Others}} later]] Herbert [[{{Once}} novels]]); its purpose is for learning of “acceptance from all levels.”
*ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Averted by a venomous adder with whom Fluke has a friendly chat.
*SelectiveSlaughter: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Rumbo’s war on rats is waged with just as much viciousness on a mother and newborns.
*SugarAndIcePersonality: Fluke senses in the Guvnor a curiously even blend of kindness and cruelty.
*TragicBromance: The closely shared, pragmatic life of Fluke and Rumbo culminates with a police raid on their adopted scrapyard home, in which their kind but crooked master climbs a stack of cars, [[spoiler: one of which falls and crushes Rumbo]].
*TrueCompanions: Survival firmly unites Fluke and Rumbo.
*UnexpectedlyHumanPerception: Shortly after birth, Fluke is disconcerted by re-emergence of ability to see colours beyond the range of a dog’s perspective.
*UrineTrouble: The young Fluke unintentionally widdles on his veterinary captor, whose disquiet buys Fluke time to bite the man’s wrist and escape.
*WhatTheHellHero: After Rumbo slaughters a mother and newborn rats, he and Fluke, bewildered by each other’s respective savagery and sentiment, don’t speak for days.
*WildWilderness: Fluke finds nightly forests to have an ominously chaotic mystique.
*{{Xenofiction}}: While animals converse telepathically with each other, their understanding of human society is limited to an instinctual, outside perspective. Due to having been human in previous lives, Fluke and Rumbo have somewhat clearer cognition.
