Genre
Fiction
Setting and Context
The action described here takes place in the middle of the 19th century on a fictional island called Mandarin.
Narrator and Point of View
The action is told from the perspective of a third-person subjective point of view.
Tone and Mood
The tone and mood is a neutral one.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Louis and the antagonist is Emily.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is between jealousy and trust.
Climax
The story reaches its climax when Emily and Louis get separated.
Foreshadowing
The initial description of Louis as a man who quickly jumps to conclusions is used here to foreshadow the scene in which he will let himself be controlled by his jealousy, letting it eventually destroy his relationship.
Understatement
We have an understatement when the author claims that the banker never loved Jemima. This is proven to be an understatement because the narrator later describes how the banker left everything he had to Jemima.
Allusions
One of the main allusions we find here is the idea that women are people who cannot be trusted.
Imagery
One of the most important images presented here is that of women as seductresses and untrusty people.
Paradox
A paradoxical idea presented here is the way in which the men continue to want to get married even though they know they will only suffer.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Money is used here as a general term to make reference to safety.
Personification
We have a personification in the sentence “the water whispered to them”.
