Genre
Philosophical book
Setting and Context
The book is set in Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx's social theories.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Hopeless, pessimistic, frustrating
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are the wealthy class, the scientist and the impoverished class.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is that modern capitalism has made little progress in social recognition of human's bio-genetic predispositions.
Climax
The climax comes when erotic fulfillment is repressed to make the poor believe that it is their fault for not being productive.
Foreshadowing
The enslavement of the poor is foreshadowed by the initiation of the capitalistic economics model in society.
Understatement
Sexual energy is understated. The reader realizes that sex-positive correlates with productivity.
Allusions
The story alludes to the impact of modern capitalism on poor people.
Imagery
The images of sexual urge and poverty are rampant in the text, depicting sight imagery to readers.
Paradox
The main paradox is that capitalism is doing exactly the opposite of its expectation by society. Capitalism is supposed to give all members of the society equal chances of success, but on the contrary, the rich are enslaving the poor.
Parallelism
The industrial society's perceptions parallel the reality of daily life.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Capitalism is embodied as frustrating.
Personification
N/A
