Genre
Psychological book
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of psychological development.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Enlightening, intriguing
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is the narrator.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is that adults are wedged piloting the world with a sagacity of self that is principally a delusion, built when they were children while imitating the behavior of others.
Climax
The climax comes when the author concludes that the mirror stage is the centre stage of the psychological development in children.
Foreshadowing
An individual’s maturity is foreshadowed by childhood behavior of mimicking the behavior of others.
Understatement
Lacan’s contribution to psychology development is understated. However, his opinions are truly significant.
Allusions
The story alludes to psychological development in people.
Imagery
The images of the mirror stage provide a perfect sight imagery that enhances vision in readers to see how psychological development takes place in a child.
Paradox
The main satire is that parental influence in children during early development leads to oedipal complex which contradicts the expectations of parents.
Parallelism
Psychological development in children parallels the influence of parents in children.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
