Genre
Fantasy
Setting and Context
The action presented in the story takes place in an unnamed city during the duration of a few hours.
Narrator and Point of View
The action in the story is told from the perspective of a third-person objective point of view.
Tone and Mood
The tone and mood is a violent one.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are Lucifer and Evan and the antagonists are the ones who put them in the asylum.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is between normality and the madness brought forth by a genius mind.
Climax
The story reaches its climax when Lucifer and Evan encounter one another for the first time.
Foreshadowing
The fantastic nature of the story is foreshadowed at the beginning of the story when the narrator mentions he is located on a flying ship.
Understatement
Both Evan and Lucifer claim they as normal as the rest of the population and as such should not be treated differently or as being dangerous. This is later proven t be an understatement because the two men both commit horrific murders and cause a lot of destruction.
Allusions
The main allusion presented in the story is the idea that there is nothing worse than a person who refuses to protect his or her beliefs.
Imagery
One of the most important images appears at the end of the story when the narrator describes the burning asylum. This image is extremely important because it represents the epitome of the madness of those who were locked inside it.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
A parallel is drawn between those who live in the asylum and those from the outside world. The parallel is used here to transmit the idea that those inside the asylum are not only unpredictable but also extremely dangerous.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The straightjacket, an element mentioned numerous times in the story is used here to transmit the idea that society will always perceive those who are different as also being dangerous.
Personification
We have a personification in the line "the sky above them watched as a loving mother".
