Malone's Ascent of the Gingko Tree

Events

• •Summerlee uses Malone's observations to describe the 'central lake' and its 'monstrous three-eyed fish-lizards'.
• •Malone decides to re-name 'Lake Gladys' to the 'Central Lake' in his final narrative.
• •Malone reflects on the 'hard fiber' and 'selfishness' of the woman he once named the lake after.

Origin

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Tension

• •The emotional resolution of Malone's journey as he moves past his 'cynic' phase.

External

• •The 'weird animal' calls that Malone hears as a 'good-bye' from the land.

Internal

• •Malone's 'grief and rage and laughter' over the loss of his romantic ideal.
• •The realization that Gladys was never worthy of the 'immortality' he offered.

Sequence

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Worldbuilding

• •The 'monstrous three-eyed fish-lizards' of the lake are presented as a major scientific discovery.

Status Changes

• •Malone's romantic tribute to Gladys is revoked.
• •The 'Central Lake' becomes a hub of scientific interest rather than a romantic monument.

Narrative Summary

Malone's map, created from the gingko tree, is used by Summerlee to describe the plateau's geography to the public. The 'Lake Gladys' he named is re-named the 'Central Lake' by Malone himself after his heartbreak, stripping Gladys of her immortality.

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