Genre
Epic fantasy fictional novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of African mythology
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is sarcastic, and the mood is sanguine.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Tracker.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is that a young boy has been lost for years, and the king asks Tracker to look for him. Tracker has a strong sense of smell, and the king hopes that he will locate the boy. Unlike many successful instances in tracing lost people, the boy's disappearance is a question that baffles him.
Climax
The climax comes when other groups join Tracker to look for the lost boy. Under normal circumstances, Tracker works alone to trace lost people, but this particular case is unique and complicated.
Foreshadowing
The climax comes when other groups join Tracker to look for the lost boy. Under normal circumstances, Tracker works alone to trace lost people, but this particular case is unique and complicated.
Understatement
Tracker’s sense of smell is understated.
Allusions
The story alludes to mystical powers and the ability of people to do extraordinary things in society.
Imagery
Smell imagery is depicted when the author introduces Tracker as a mysterious hunter with a strong sense of smell
Paradox
The main paradox is that Tracker allows other groups to locate the lost boy.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Mystical abilities are incarnated as authoritative.
