The Rotters' Club Literary Elements

The Rotters' Club Literary Elements

Genre

Novel

Setting and Context

Set in Birmingham, England

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

Sad and pessimistic

Protagonist and Antagonist

The main character is Ben Trotter.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is when Trotter questions humanity after the bomb kills his brother.

Climax

The climax comes when Philip discovers that his art teacher is sexually pursuing his mother.

Foreshadowing

The disruption of Trotter’s dream of becoming a top student and future novelist is foreshadowed by the abrupt death of his brother by a bomb.

Understatement

The impact of social injustice in society is understated. For instance, no one cares to come to Richard's aid when he faces social injustice.

Allusions

The story alludes to daily life experiences in Birmingham, England.

Imagery

The description of colors depicts sight imagery. The author writes, "The tables in which their faces were dimly reflected were dark brown, the darkest brown, the color of Bournville chocolate.”

Paradox

The main paradox is that Trotter lives in a world that defines his destiny, unlike his expectations.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

The bomb is personified as vicious.

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