The Dark Forest

by Cixin Liu

Escapist Term Analysis

A escapist is someone who believes in escapism.
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Escapist Term Timeline in The Dark Forest

The timeline below shows where the term Escapist appears in The Dark Forest. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Pages 43-61
Hope vs. Despair Theme Icon
...Trisolarans has led people to panic. A news broadcast comes on the TV, discussing the escapist movement, which is an alternative to the plan to fight the Trisolarans. Escapism entails fleeing... (full context)
Pages 131-150
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...son Shi Xiaoming, who is in prison after convincing people to buy into his fraudulent escapist fund. Shi Qiang tells Shi Xiaoming that he has to go work overseas for a... (full context)
Pages 329-354
Strategy, Dishonesty, and Deception Theme Icon
Hope vs. Despair Theme Icon
...Everyone listens. Keiko explains that Hines was and always has been a staunch defeatist and escapist. She says the mental seal wasn’t just a chance byproduct of his research—it was what... (full context)
Pages 354-369
Strategy, Dishonesty, and Deception Theme Icon
Hope vs. Despair Theme Icon
...Beihai a pistol and says that if he finds that she is a defeatist or escapist, then he should use it to kill her. (full context)
Pages 370-391
Communication, Cooperation, and Fear Theme Icon
Strategy, Dishonesty, and Deception Theme Icon
Hope vs. Despair Theme Icon
...the other end of the line says that that makes Zhang Beihai a defeatist and escapist. (full context)