Genre
Science fiction
Setting and Context
Planet Earth in the near future
Narrator and Point of View
An unnamed, third-person omniscient narrator
Tone and Mood
The tone is dystopic; the mood is dreary.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Peter Evans is the protagonist; climate change is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the novel occurs when Morton discovers that Drake has been misusing the donated funds to the charity.
Climax
The climax of the story is reached when Peter Evans joins forces with the task force to begin to prevent the natural disasters around the world.
Foreshadowing
The rise of eco-terrorism is foreshadowed by the lack of support for preventing them.
Understatement
The importance of protecting the planet is understated throughout the novel.
Allusions
The story alludes to what the world could be like if we do not act on climate change now.
Imagery
The imagery of the desolate and barren land is present in the novel.
Paradox
The fact that Drake should be trying to save the world, yet is destroying it is an example of paradox in the story.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The dead people are personified through the dry, cracked Earth.
