Genre
Philosophy
Setting and Context
A tremendous number of settings.
Narrator and Point of View
Told from Baudrillard's point of view.
Tone and Mood
Inquisitive, Informative, Theoretical, Mysterious, Solemn, and Jovial
Protagonist and Antagonist
There is no clear protagonist/antagonist structure in the book.
Major Conflict
Baudrillard's struggle to understand and ultimately discuss reality, symbols, and society.
Climax
This is a non-fiction book that has no climax.
Foreshadowing
This is a non-fiction book that doesn't utilize foreshadowing.
Understatement
The transformative nature of the media and culture is massively understated in the book.
Allusions
To religion (Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam particularly), popular culture, philosophy, geography (of the entire world), and mythology.
Imagery
Baudrillard uses intense imagery to better-explain some of his points about symbols, for example.
Paradox
The media is meant to do good and important work, yet does the opposite.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Simulacra and Simulation = symbols, signs, and society.
Personification
Baudrillard often personifies the media, symbols, and society as a whole.
