Genre
Non-fiction
Setting and Context
The memoir is set in 2005 written in the context of the narrator's life.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Horrifying, heartbreaking, dull, startling
Protagonist and Antagonist
Shannon Moroney is the main protagonist of the story.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is when the police arrest Jason, merely a month after his marriage to Shannon. Jason is a criminal involved in kidnappings and murder. Later, Shannon is charged for being in association with a criminal.
Climax
The climax is when Shannon remarries another man after realizing that things are not working with her ex-husband, a criminal.
Foreshadowing
Shannon's marriage to Jason foreshadowed a troubled life. Being a criminal, Jason would not spend most of his time with her since he belonged in jail.
Understatement
Shannon Moroney underestimates the capability of Jason’s criminal activities. She tried to forget his past, but with a rude shock realized that he was a wanted man by the policemen.
Allusions
The story alludes to the boundlessness of love in a romance. For instance, despite knowing that Jason is a criminal, she still falls in love with him, hoping he will change.
Imagery
Jason's recounting of how he laid one of his victims in the bathtub creates an image that depicts the sense of sight to readers.
Paradox
Jason is a paradoxical character. After marrying Shannon Moroney, he goes ahead to kidnap and rape two women. The satire is that the marriage is only a month old, but Jason is not sexually satisfied and decides to go the extra mile of raping other women.
Parallelism
Jason's criminality is paralleled to allegations that Shannon is his partner in crime because they are associated with marriage.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
