# V explained — The Land That Time Forgot

> Chapter companion for The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

## What happens

The crew of the U-33 explores the inland sea of Caprona, discovering a landlocked harbor and fresh water. They enjoy a meal of plesiosaurus steak, and Bowen J. Tyler proposes a truce between the English and German crew members, establishing a unified command for their survival on the island.

## Themes in this chapter

### Survival and Evolution

The crew must adapt to a prehistoric environment, hunting plesiosaurs for food and establishing a unified command to ensure their survival.

### Exploration and Discovery

The chapter details the exploration of the inland sea, the discovery of a landlocked harbor, and the observation of diverse prehistoric fauna.

## Character check-ins

### Bowen J. Tyler

Narrates the chapter, commands the U-33, and proposes a truce between the English and German crew.

### Lys La Rue

Dines with the officers, is coldly polite to Tyler, and feeds Nobs at the table.

### Bradley

First lieutenant under Tyler, helps persuade Lys to continue eating after Olson's comment.

### Olson

Second lieutenant, eats heartily and makes an unfortunate joke about the plesiosaurus steak.

### Baron von Schoenvorts

Agrees to Tyler's truce terms and is given charge of his own men.

## Key lines

> It seemed odd to be eating a creature that should, by all the laws of paleontology, have been extinct for several million years.

Eating an animal that paleontology says should have been extinct for millions of years felt strange.

_Reflects the crew's wonder at the prehistoric nature of Caprona._

> I therefore put the issue squarely to you all; shall we bury our animosities and work together with and for one another while we remain upon Caprona, or must we continue thus divided and but half armed, possibly until death has claimed the last of us?

I ask you directly: should we set aside our differences and cooperate while on Caprona, or remain divided and poorly armed until we all die?

_Tyler's proposal for a truce between the English and German crew members._

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