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Literary notes about enclave (AI summary)

The term enclave in literature is multifaceted, evoking both literal and metaphorical isolation. It may refer to geographically and politically isolated territories—such as a coastal area becoming enveloped by another country or a security zone carved out for strategic purposes [1][2][3]—while also symbolizing a confined space that offers both sanctuary and restriction. Authors use the word to portray settings that are distinctly self-contained, from the eerie atmospheres of ancient realms [4] to modern urban partitions representing economic or cultural outposts [5]. At times, enclaves function as metaphors for emotional or social isolation, highlighting characters' entrapment within rigid societal structures [6][7] and even their yearning for escape or belonging [8][9].
  1. Monaco lost a bit of her coast line—the Menton district—and became an enclave in France.
    — from Riviera Towns by Herbert Adams Gibbons
  2. Geography Location: Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
    — from The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  3. The Lado Enclave, however, is governed separately by a special official.
    — from A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State by Marcus Roberts Phipps Dorman
  4. Within the mysterious enclave of the "Son of Heaven" the crows were uttering their harsh sarcastic croak.
    — from Kimono by John Paris
  5. How do you suppose the Old Order maintains itself in Pennsylvania, a tiny Deitsch-speaking enclave surrounded by calico suburbs and ten-lane highways?
    — from Blind Man's Lantern by Allen Kim Lang
  6. I just thought I'd tell you about the doings in the Enclave when we land.
    — from Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg
  7. And I don't know how much longer I can stand being penned up in this Enclave."
    — from Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg
  8. You want to get out of the Enclave, eh, Kevin?"
    — from Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg
  9. He wondered if anyone had missed him back at the Enclave, yet.
    — from Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg

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