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"The Shadowless Man" says you very little about the plot of the tale, so it's not Exactly What It Says On The Tin. Also, it's a subtitle made up by the translator, not the original title.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The story is about a man named Peter Schlemihl who, for most of the story, has no shadow.
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* SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic: It's just like real-life 1814. Except for the old man with strange powers. And the bottomless purse. And selling the shadow. And an invisibility cap. And the Seven-League Boots.
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* SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic: It's just like real-life 1814. Except for the old man with strange powers. And the bottomless purse. And selling the shadow. And an invisibility cap. And the Seven-League Boots.SevenLeagueBoots.
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* CharacterDevelopment: The protagonist definitely grows into a better person over the course of the story.
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* CharacterDevelopment: The protagonist definitely grows into a better person over the course of the story.
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* FunctionalMagic: A handful of magical objects. And the old man.
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* FunctionalMagic: A handful of magical objects. And the old man.
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* Functional Magic: FunctionalMagic: A handful of magical objects. And the old man.
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* SlidingScaleOfRealisticVsFantastic: It's just like real-life 1814. Except for the old man with strange powers. And the bottomless purse. And selling the shadow. And an invisibility cap. And the Seven-League Boots.
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* SlidingScaleOfRealisticVsFantastic: SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic: It's just like real-life 1814. Except for the old man with strange powers. And the bottomless purse. And selling the shadow. And an invisibility cap. And the Seven-League Boots.
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* WordOfGod: Averted. The author has said he is often asked what the shadow is intended to represent in this very symbolic-seeming story, but he maintains that he doesn't know himself.
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* Functional Magic: A handful of magical objects. And the old man.
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* MundaneUtility: The old man is first encountered accompanying a group of the idle rich on an outing. And is able to provide from his jacket pocket whatever mundane item they decide what they are in need of: A telescope, a mustard-plaster, a turkey carpet, a pavilion tent.
* SlidingScaleOfRealisticVsFantastic: It's just like real-life 1814. Except for the old man with strange powers. And the bottomless purse. And selling the shadow. And an invisibility cap. And the Seven-League Boots.
* VisibleInvisibility: A magic cap that turns the wearer, but not the wearer's shadow, invisible. Of course, if you don't HAVE a shadow to give you away...
* SlidingScaleOfRealisticVsFantastic: It's just like real-life 1814. Except for the old man with strange powers. And the bottomless purse. And selling the shadow. And an invisibility cap. And the Seven-League Boots.
* VisibleInvisibility: A magic cap that turns the wearer, but not the wearer's shadow, invisible. Of course, if you don't HAVE a shadow to give you away...
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The protagonist encounters an old man who seems to have strange powers. The man compliments him on his shadow, and offers to buy it in exchange for a bottomless purse. The protagonist is perplexed as to how or why a shadow could be bought, but on seeing the bottomless purse, happily agrees. As the GenreSavy would suspect, he learns too late that there is a downside to the bargain.
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* TheAdjectivalMan: naturally.
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* CharacterDevelopment: The protagonist definitely grows into a better person over the course of the story.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The story is about a man named Peter Schlemihl who, for most of the story, has no shadow.
* GenreBlindness: A strange old man with odd powers asking for a seemingly harmless price in exchange for a powerful reward. What could possibly go wrong?
* JerkAss: One of the two servants he hires after gaining the endless purse.
* LoveTriangle: One of the motivations behind the above JerkAss's betrayal.
* WordOfGod: Averted. The author has said he is often asked what the shadow is intended to represent in this very symbolic-seeming story, but he maintains that he doesn't know himself.
* GenreBlindness: A strange old man with odd powers asking for a seemingly harmless price in exchange for a powerful reward. What could possibly go wrong?
* JerkAss: One of the two servants he hires after gaining the endless purse.
* LoveTriangle: One of the motivations behind the above JerkAss's betrayal.
* WordOfGod: Averted. The author has said he is often asked what the shadow is intended to represent in this very symbolic-seeming story, but he maintains that he doesn't know himself.
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The protagonist encounters an old man who seems to have strange powers. The man compliments him on his shadow, and offers to buy it in exchange for a bottomless purse. The protagonist is perplexed as to how or why a shadow could be bought, but on seeing the bottomless purse, happily agrees. As the GenreSavy would suspect, he learns too late that there is a downside to the bargain.
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!! This story provides examples of:
* AffablyEvil: The old man
* CastsNoShadow: naturally.
* DealWithTheDevil: Strongly implied, though he didn't realize it at the time. Also [[spoiler: averted, in that once he realized the nature of the first transaction (and the old man refused to reverse it), the protagonist refuses to accept a second transaction where his shadow is returned in exchange for his soul.]]
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!! This story provides examples of:
* AffablyEvil: The old man
* CastsNoShadow: naturally.
* DealWithTheDevil: Strongly implied, though he didn't realize it at the time. Also [[spoiler: averted, in that once he realized the nature of the first transaction (and the old man refused to reverse it), the protagonist refuses to accept a second transaction where his shadow is returned in exchange for his soul.]]
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