Genre
Collection of short stories
Setting and Context
The action in the story “A Souvenir of Japan” takes place during present time in Japan.
Narrator and Point of View
The action in the story “The Loves of Lady Purple” is told from the perspective of a third-person objective point of view.
Tone and Mood
The tone and mood in “A Souvenir of Japan” is a neutral one.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist in “The Loves of Lady Purple” is the puppet and the antagonist is the puppeteer.
Major Conflict
The major conflict in “Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest” is an internal one and is between desire and rationality.
Climax
The story “A Souvenir of Japan” reaches its climax when the narrator starts a sexual relationship with a Japanese businessman.
Foreshadowing
The title of the story “Master” foreshadows the fact that the main character in the story will be Robinson Crusoe.
Understatement
The main understatement in the story “The Courtship of Mr. Lyon” is the idea that women don't need men in order to be happy. This is an understatement because later in the story, the main character, who is a woman, finds happiness only after she finds a suitable partner.
Allusions
The main allusion we find in the story “Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest” is the idea that today's society is so disturbed because the primordial couple was brother and sister.
Imagery
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Paradox
A paradoxical element that can be found in the stories is the idea that even though the narrator claims that a woman does not need a man in her life in order to be happy, in most of the stories the female protagonist does everything she can to find someone to marry.
Parallelism
A parallel can be drawn between “The Tiger’s Bride” and the classic story "The Beauty and the Beast". The two stories are extremely similar and the user uses this parallel to transmit the idea to show that in order to have a happy relationship, both partners need to make changes and sacrifices.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The puppet is used in the story “The Loves of Lady Purple” as a general way through which the narrator makes reference to the idea of control.
Personification
We have a personification in the line "the leaves caressed the happy couple walking along the path" in the story “Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest”.
