Genre
Philosophical book
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of philosophical and educational practices.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is curious, and the mood is optimistic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The narrator is the protagonist of the book.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is when the Greek philosophers are introduced to Europe by the Muslims. The arrival of the Greek philosophers led to a series of endless controversies.
Climax
The climax is when Greek mythology becomes a concrete foundation of theology.
Foreshadowing
The climax is when Greek mythology becomes a concrete foundation of theology.
Understatement
The meaning of human life is understated. In the broader perspective, human life is about understanding God, but is not entirely based on religion.
Allusions
The story alludes to the human understanding of God.
Imagery
The imaginary images of what happens when infants die paints a clear picture of where they go after death. Sight imagery enables readers to conclude that when infants die, they go limbo, but not in union with God.
Paradox
The primary paradox is that infants do not reunite with God when they because they are deemed unclean.
Parallelism
Muslims and Christians’ philosophies about God are parallel to each other.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
