Genre
Fiction Novel
Setting and Context
The novel is set in the Indian Ocean.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Enlightening, horrific, sad
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Ea, and the antagonists are humans.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is between sea creatures and humans, who make sea life unbearable due to pollution and ocean disturbance.
Climax
The climax comes when the whale called Google is released to join a larger family of dolphins and whales.
Foreshadowing
The human intrusion of the inhabitants of sea creatures foreshadows the massive death of dolphins.
Understatement
n/a
Allusions
The novel alludes to Danielle Smith’s “Trash Vortex” narration about ocean pollution, which talks about human activities that lead to massive deposits of plastics in oceans that endanger the lives of whales.
Imagery
The sense of hearing is depicted when the narrator describes the singing of the humpback whale. The protagonist carefully listens to the singing and understands that Humpback is lonely.
Paradox
There is a situational irony when the protagonist hears the singing of humpback. Readers do not expect Ea to perceive sound because she cannot hear anything in the ocean.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between Ear's decision to confront the Tursiop's political order and Devi's resolution to introduce a divide-and-rule approach.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
n/a
Personification
Dolphins are personified because they live as a family and use a unique language to communicate. In addition, dolphins participate in politics. For instance, Ea confronts the Tursiops' harsh political order to demand fairness.
