Genre
Tone-deaf novel
Setting and Context
The novel is set in the 19th century in England.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Depressing, disappointing, moving, resentful
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist of the book is Max Adey.
Major Conflict
The train Max's friends are to ride in to attend his party is cancelled due to bad weather.
Climax
The climax comes when Julia comes into Maxi's room, and she ends her romantic holiday in style because she achieves her sexual objective.
Foreshadowing
The party going teens’ tendencies foreshadowed their empty lives. For instance, the teens do not engage in any economic activity because they come from wealthy families.
Understatement
Max underestimates his long-term relationship with Amabel when he falls for Julia Wray.
Allusions
The story alludes to a teen's wasted life. Instead of working hard to create their wealth, the rich teens are only interested in attending parties.
Imagery
Images of bad weather depict sight imagery. For instance, the author says that the fog was dense, making it impossible for the train to proceed with the scheduled journey.
Paradox
Max Adey is a paradoxical character because instead of embracing and loving his long-term girlfriend, he instead falls for the charm offensives of Julia, which contradicts Amabel’s expectations.
Parallelism
The protagonist's socialistic lifestyle parallel those of his reach friends because their main objective is to have fun, nothing else.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The cancellation of the train services reveals the main objective of the rich teens, which is only parting in life.
Personification
N/A.
