Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
Set in the 1970s in Italy
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Sanguine and reflective
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Casaubon.
Major Conflict
The conflict is when Casaubon with his friends try to look for the fate of the Temple's Knights. The retired Colonel had found a translated version of the Order of Knights. Mysterious, the Colonel disappears, and Casaubon and his friends learn that he has been killed.
Climax
The climax is when Casaubon gets an opportunity to work in the publication of ‘Garamon', which he gets much satisfaction because it deals with the world of magic and science.
Foreshadowing
Casaubon's determination to study more about magic, cults and secret societies is foreshadowed by his childhood obsession and fascination with the occult and mystery.
Understatement
The ability of cults and secret societies is understated in the text. At first, Casaubon and his friends are determined to uncover the mysteries of the Order of Knights in the Templar, but they end up regretting their ambitions.
Allusions
The story alludes to the mysteries of life-based on science and magic.
Imagery
The images of cults and the secret societies depict sight imagery, which helps the reader see life's mysteries. Additionally, this imagery plays a key role in helping the reader comprehend the difference between the scientific and magical worlds.
Paradox
The main paradox is that despite the efforts of the protagonist with his friends to discover the mystery of the knights, at last, the failure to achieve their objectives.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The land of witches is a metonymy for the dark forces of the mysteries of life.
Personification
N/A
