Genre
Fiction
Setting and Context
Set in the fictional Colloquium area of the Earth in 2023.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is ardent, and the mood is tense.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Glenn Morgan, and the antagonist is the government.
Major Conflict
There is a major conflict between Glenn and the government. The government is against the invention of Glenn. When Glen finally gets a metal bracelet from her father, she escapes across the border.
Climax
The climax comes when Glenn's father completes his science project.
Foreshadowing
The arrest of Glenn's father is foreshadowed by his intentional ignorance of the government directives against the invention.
Understatement
The author understates the friendship between Glenn and Kelvin when he says, "They are just friends". The two are deeply connected to the extent Kelvin considers a romantic relationship with Glenn.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The description of the rattling of the trays in the kitchen depicts the sense of hearing. The narrator says, “Glenn paused at the open door, the dinner plates rattling on the tray.” The imagery shows the silence in the house because Glenn’s father is deeply buried in his project. Glenn has no one to speak to.
Paradox
The main paradox in the novel is that Kelvin knows he is gay, but he pursues a romantic relationship with his childhood female friend, Glenn.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between Glenn’s decision to escape her home to cross the border and her mother’s intention to disappear many years ago.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The metal bracelet is personified when the author says it can communicate with Glenn and protect her from danger.
