Genre
Fiction
Setting and Context
Phoenix, Arizona
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is intense, and the mood is disheartening.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Kamran, and the antagonist is Darius.
Major Conflict
There is a major conflict between Kamran and the Department of Homeland Security. Kamran believes that Darius is being framed in the entire terrorism saga.
Climax
The climax comes when the CIA watches videos posted by Darius and discovers that Kamran can only interpret coded language.
Foreshadowing
Radicalization foreshadows Darius' involvement in Al-Qaida activities.
Understatement
Kamran’s parents understate the possibility of Darius becoming a terrorist.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The scene in which the Department of Homeland Security invades Kamran's home depicts a sense of sight. The incident is described vividly to paint an image in the readers’ minds to see what is happening.
Paradox
The primary paradox is that the investigates rely on Kamran and his younger brother to interpret the coded language Darius uses in his videos. The boys can decide to interpret the information to favor the brother.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between radicalization and Darius' confidence in claiming responsibility for the terrorist attack confidently.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
“Kill the bad guys” is a metonymy for hate.
Personification
N/A
