Red Sky at Morning Literary Elements

Red Sky at Morning Literary Elements

Genre

Coming of Age Novel (Fiction)

Setting and Context

Set in summer 1944 during World War II

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative in Josh’s perspective

Tone and Mood

The tone is tense, and the mood is intriguing and informative.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The central character is Josh Arnold.

Major Conflict

There is a conflict between Josh’s perspective and his mother’s extreme racism.

Climax

The climax comes when Josh and his mother get along well with the locals in the New Mexico state.

Foreshadowing

Her husband's absence foreshadows the depression and alcoholism that affects Ann Arnold.

Understatement

The completeness of a family unit is understated in the story. The absence of Arnold in Ann’s life impacts negatively in her life.

Allusions

The story alludes to coming of age during World War II.

Imagery

The novel's title 'The Red Sky' depicts sight imagery. For instance, the author says that the colour of the sky during morning hours is red, which is also symbolic of signifying danger.

Paradox

The main paradox in the text is that Ann Arnold is a racist and drunkard. For instance, she spends most of her time abusing locals in Sagrado as uncultured, and she spends most of her time drinking alcohol.

Parallelism

There is parallelism between Ann’s life in Sagrado and the daily lives of racist communities in New Mexico.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

Uncultured is used as a metonymy for uncivilized.

Personification

World War II is personified as a human who separates Ann from her husband.

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