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Heather Lelache
Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe is an Aldebaranian Alien. Like all Aldebaranians, Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe is completely encased in a big, clunky, turtle-like suit that enables him to breathe the Earth’s air. The turtle suits are equipped with metal rods hooked up to machines that translate words and facilitate speech. Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe works as a shopkeeper at an antiques store. When Orr drops by one day and asks Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe to explain the meaning of the Alien word iahklu’, Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe tells Orr the word is incommunicable and gifts him the Beatles record “With a Little Help from My Friends” to convey the meaning to him without words. Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe’s gesture deeply moves Orr. Listening to the record enables Orr to glide effortlessly and safely through his dreams and even allows him to restore Heather, who hadn’t existed in the previous reality. The record instills a clarity and calmness in Orr that enables him to understand the inarticulable Alien concepts of iahklu’ and Er’ perrehnne he needs to make peace with his dreams and the universe. Thinking about the record, Ennbe Ennbe, and Heather is ultimately what gives Orr the strength to defeat Haber at the end of the novel, which underscores the novel’s premise that fulfillment and strength are attained through living in collective harmony with others.
Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe Quotes in The Lathe of Heaven
The The Lathe of Heaven quotes below are all either spoken by Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe or refer to Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10 Quotes
“They are of the dream time. I don’t understand it, I can’t say it in words. Everything dreams. The play of form, of being, is the dreaming of substance. Rocks have their dreams, and the earth changes … But when the mind becomes conscious, when the rate of evolution speeds up, then you have to be careful. Careful of the world. You must learn the way. You must learn the skills, the art, the limits. A conscious mind must be part of the whole, intentionally and carefully—as the rock is part of the whole unconsciously. Do you see? Does it mean anything to you?”
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Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe Character Timeline in The Lathe of Heaven
The timeline below shows where the character Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe appears in The Lathe of Heaven. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 10
...is “incommunicable” in Orr’s language. He extends a “flipperlike extremity” and introduces himself as Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe. Orr shakes its hand, staring up at the Alien’s nearly opaque headpiece. He wonders...
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Orr asks Ennbe if he knows anyone named Lelache, but Ennbe does not. Orr shops some more before...
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...and realizes he doesn’t have the strength to enter nothingness alone; he thinks of Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe and Heather, which gives him the reassurance to go on, though he knows entering...
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Chapter 11
...stops him and invites him into its home. He asks if the Alien is Tiua’k Ennbe Ennbe, but the Alien replies that its name is E’nememen Asfah. Orr accompanies the Alien...
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