The Anthropocene is the current geological age—the period during which human activity is the dominant influence on the environment. In Son of a Trickster, characters refer to the Anthropocene as the period of human-driven extinction, resulting from humanity’s pollution and destruction of the environment.
Anthropocene Quotes in Son of a Trickster
The Son of a Trickster quotes below are all either spoken by Anthropocene or refer to Anthropocene. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 35
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Jared swallowed. He needed to get them off topic. What would get them off topic? “Anthropocene.”
Fake Sarah nodded as the others murmured. “The world is burning.”
“Humans take all the fish,” another one said.
“Can’t stay in the river,” another spat, “The rivers burn and taste like shit.”
“Soon the only thing left to eat,” Fake Sarah said, “is you.”
“I’m sorry,” Jared said.
“We don’t want you sorry,” Fake Sarah said. “We want you dead.”
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Anthropocene Term Timeline in Son of a Trickster
The timeline below shows where the term Anthropocene appears in Son of a Trickster. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6
...that his dog died. Murchadh says that they’re all going to die soon—they’ve entered the Anthropocene, the human-driven extinction event.
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Chapter 35
...if they should just eat him now. Jared tries to stall by bringing up the Anthropocene. The otters murmur, saying that the world is burning—humans are taking all the fish, and...
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