Taltos Literary Elements

Horror

Set in 1994 in New Orleans

Third-person narrative

Belligerent and tense

The protagonist Dr. Rowan Mayfair and the antagonist is Stuart Gordon.

There is a conflict between Rowan and the killers of Aaron. Rowan vows to revenge, and she starts investigating to know the killers of Aaron. With the help of Michael, Samuel, and Ashlar, Rowan discovers that the real killer of Aaron is Antony, a member of Talamasca. Before Rowan kills Antony, Ashlar kills him instantly.

The climax comes when Rowan realizes that the general of Talamasca called Stuart got the hand in the elimination of Aaron. For the first time, Rowan uses her clairvoyant powers to cause a lethal stroke on Stuart as retribution for Aaron's death.

Rowan's dignity for her family foreshadowed her decision to support Mona when he discovered she was carrying Michael's pregnancy. Rowan told Mona to make her pregnancy public, and she decided to support her throughout the process.

The ability of the Taltos to cause havoc is understated until Aaron is killed. Rowan and Michael later learn that members of Talamasca are Taltos, and they do not have an alternative but to face them head-on.

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Ashlar’s narration about the history of Taltos is made vivid using sight imagery. Ashlar explains the scenery of the remote British Island where Taltos originated from. Later, the Taltos split due to a conflict that could not be resolved, causing several species like Ashlar to flee the island and mix with humans.

The main paradox is that Rowan is not angry with her husband after realizing that he had an affair with Mona and made her pregnant. Instead of allowing her marriage to collapse, she accepts Mona’s pregnancy.

There is a parallelism between Rowan’s thoughts on revenging the killing of Aaron and using her clairvoyant powers to cause a lethal stroke on Stuart.

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The Taltos are alien species that are personified as human beings.