Genre
Short Fiction
Setting and Context
The book is set in England and details the sailing and navigation experience.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narration is told from the marine life's point of view.
Tone and Mood
Empathetic and suspicious
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are Karain, Arsat, Yanko, the Commanding officer, and Falk.
Major Conflict
The major conflict occurs in ‘Karain: A Memory’ where the title character is determined to take revenge on a man who made off with his sister. In the end, Karain ends up killing his friend, and he is forced to go into hiding.
Climax
In the story ‘The Idiots,’ the climax is when Bacadou abandons his mission to become a catholic priest because of life frustrations.
Foreshadowing
Diamelan’s death in the story ‘The lagoon’ foreshadows vengeance that is to come between Arsat and his enemies.
Understatement
There are no specific examples of understatement since the book is hyperbolic in style and context.
Allusions
The unnamed narrator’s writings in the story ‘Prince Roman’ alludes to the possible meeting with Prince Roman.
Imagery
The sense of sight is depicted when the author describes the ships in the dock that looked like the majority of the merchant officers.
Paradox
The evident paradox is when the author describes a non-Spaniard who looked more Spaniard than any other real Spaniard.
Parallelism
The stories ‘The Warrior’s Soul’ and ‘The Lagoon’ are apparel to each other because they detail docking experience.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The author uses the 'white men' to refer to experienced sailors who do not disappoint.
Personification
N/A
