Genre
Philosophical nonfiction
Setting and Context
There is no setting as it is a nonfiction book
Narrator and Point of View
Guy Debord narrates the book in the third-person.
Tone and Mood
The tone is powerful; the mood is authoritative.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Debord is the protagonist; the state is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the book occurs when Debord first argues about the replacement of our daily lives to now only representations of lives.
Climax
The climax of the book is reached when Debord proposes to wake the reader and make them aware of the radical change needed.
Foreshadowing
The spectacular language used is foreshadowed by the need to alarm the reader.
Understatement
The role of shocking people into action is understated throughout the book.
Allusions
The book alludes to the need to support genuine activities rather than passively living our lives.
Imagery
The imagery of social change and movement is present in the novel.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the ideas that Karl Marx proposed and the arguments that Debord presents in his book.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Personification is not present in the book as it nonfiction.
