Genre
Holocaust, Historical fiction
Setting and Context
Paris 1942, Paris 2002
Narrator and Point of View
Sarah Starzynski and Julia Jarmond
Tone and Mood
Sad, Anxious, Stressed
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Sarah Starzynski, Antagonist: Nazi
Major Conflict
Sarah Starzynski locked her brother in a cupboard and she is trying to find her way back so she can unlock him. Juliet is divorcing her husband.
Climax
Sarah Starzynski manages to get back to the cupboard, only to realize that she was too late.
Foreshadowing
Juliet's research foreshadows Sarah's story.
Understatement
The key hanging around Sarah's neck is an understatement, as it means that her little brother won't be able to escape from the cupboard.
Allusions
The reader might have allusions to similar books such as Salt to the Sea or other holocaust stories they have heard.
Imagery
The image of Sarah finally opening the locker and finding the shriveled up remains of her little brother is the strongest and main image in the book.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
There is an obvious parallel line drawn between Juliet and Sarah's stories, connected through blood and position (Paris).
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
