Genre
Fantasy fiction
Setting and Context
An unspecified fantastical world
Narrator and Point of View
Horace Holly, who narrates in the first-person.
Tone and Mood
The tone is mysterious; the mood is tense and exciting.https://advertising.amazon.com/cm/campaigns?entityId=ENTITY1UUKOXLZSTIRR
Protagonist and Antagonist
Horace is the protagonist; Ayesha is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the novel occurs when Horace Holly first encounters Vincey and it is revealed that he will sadly die very soon.
Climax
The climax of the story is reached when Leo meets Ustane and they happily marry each other.
Foreshadowing
The crashing of the ship is foreshadowed by the ignoring of the Captain's instructions.
Understatement
The role that loyalty plays in our lives is understated throughout the novel.
Allusions
The story alludes to the dangers that people will put themselves in to protect those that they care about.
Imagery
The imagery of the crashing ship into the dangerous rocks is present in the novel.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
There is a parallel between Mahomed's determination to survive and the fear of the native people.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The fear of differences is personified through the unusual tribal people.
