Gun Monkeys Literary Elements

Fiction

The game takes place in an arena where monkeys armed with weapons compete against one another.

This is a first-person narration from the point of view of Charlie Swift.

Action-packed, suspenseful, thrilling, and intense

Charlie Swift is the protagonist, and the antagonists are the outsiders attempting to take over the rackets.

The major conflict in this novel is that Charlie, an enforcer for Stan, is trying to remain ahead of the game by avoiding the bad guys who are after him, safeguarding those he loves, and finding Stan, his old and increasingly dotty former boss. He also needs to retrieve some shady documentation that many people want to take off his hands. Charlie is in a race against the clock to survive, keep the money, and save the girl. As he seeks to achieve his job, he encounters a lot of challenges, including gun clashes and fist fights. The plot is driven by this conflict, as Charlie must use all of his talent and resourcefulness to survive and finish his objective.

The drama reaches its climax when Charlie has just fired three.38-caliber bullets into a dead polar bear in the garage of his taxidermist lover. This is the point in the story when the stakes are at their highest and everything is on the line. This is Charlie's moment of truth when he must choose between running and fighting for his life. It is also the point at which the reader knows the true gravity of the situation, as Charlie is surrounded by danger and the lives of his loved ones are at stake if he does not make the proper decision. When Charlie takes his decision, this is the time of greatest tension and anticipation before the story's conclusion.

It is hinted that two potential threats are lurking, one being a group of FBI investigators with whom Jeffers is at odds, and the other being Lloyd Mercury, Beggar's "big boy" - a violent, threatening person. The protagonist is being followed by an unknown group in the guise of a black Ford Tempo in the parking lot outside his hotel and is reminded of Lloyd Mercury, whom he saw once previously. This foreshadows that the protagonist may find himself in a risky scenario with these two lurking unknown entities and that things may become violent.

In this novel, the understatement is "God damn ghoulish way to make a living." Okay, I killed people, but I didn't collect any mementos." It's an understatement because the narrator is attempting to underline how bad the taxidermy is by comparing it to his murder. This is a technique of downplaying the gravity of the crime he committed.

Several renowned people and tales are mentioned in the book. The reference to "Charlie" could be a reference to the famous actor Charlie Chaplin, and the phrase "the inevitable forensics safari" is a reference to the popular TV show "Forensic Files." Furthermore, "Blade" refers to the literary figure "Blade Runner" from the eponymous book, and "Rollo" refers to the fairy tale character "Rollo the Viking." The term "last meal" refers to death row inmates, and the phrase "someone scraped off His shoe" refers to God's punishment of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible.

Blade's spoiled expression when he thinks he's been duped, smoke rising behind the car, Blade's "carcass" after he's been shot, and Marcie rolling up her sleeves and getting ready to help put him in the trunk are all shown in the book. There's also a detailed description of Blade's Volvo (baby-shit yellow, ten years old but in fine condition) and Chrysler's exhaust pipe catching fire. The author further implies violence by mentioning Blade's gun and the bullet in his chest. All of these images contribute to the creation of a vivid and powerful image of the scenario.

The paradox in this book is that while being a serial killer, the narrator finds taxidermy "ghoulish" and "unnatural." He views his murder practice to be ethically superior to Marcie's taxidermy, even though he is doing the same thing. This dilemma shows the foolishness of evaluating right and evil from the outside.

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Personification occurs when the author imbues the car with human characteristics. The Volvo is "jerked a thumb at," and Blade's body is "stashed" in the trunk of their black Mercedes. This demonstrates that cars can obey directions and make judgments, which is a human quality. It also implies that the cars are sentient, aware of what is going on around them.