Genre
Action, Romance, Fantasy
Setting and Context
Pennsylvania at Court, Montana, Prison centre
Narrator and Point of View
told from the first person perspective. The narrator is Rosemarie Hathaway.
Tone and Mood
Violent, funny
Protagonist and Antagonist
Rose is the protagonist who tries to protect Lissa from any threats, especially the Strigoi. The main antagonist is the person trying to frame Rose for the murder of the Queen.
Major Conflict
The major conflict comes when Rose and Dimitri battle with Victor and Robert in a violent scuffle.
Climax
The is when Rose gets shot in order to save Lissa and ends up surviving but as a result she loses her spirit connection to Lissa.
Foreshadowing
When Rose is about to reveal the real murderer she looks at Christian first and this foreshadows the real killer to be his aunt Tasha.
Understatement
None
Allusions
There are many allusions to good and evil, and this is represented by the Moroi and Strigoi. It could be an allegory for the idea of evil existing in this world, caused by the fall of Eve. The idea of Original Sin is presented by the idea that much like Eve was tempted, Moroi are tempted by the immortality that comes along with turning into a Strigoi.
Imagery
The violent image of Victor being brutally attacked by Rose makes the reader flinch at the brutality that comes along with being a Guardian.
Paradox
None
Parallelism
None
Metonymy and Synecdoche
None
Personification
None
