Genre
Philosophical book
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of improbability.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
mystical and reflective
Protagonist and Antagonist
The story's protagonist is the narrator.
Major Conflict
The main conflict in the text is that past events cannot help in predicting future events. Therefore, history loses meaning.
Climax
The climax is that a black swan event is improbable, and it is not likely to exist at any time in future.
Foreshadowing
Black swans foreshadowed the publication of a neuroscientist's book because the author had very little hope, but the book finally got recognition.
Understatement
Human arrogance is an understatement in the text. For instance, the author shows that experts in every field do not give low probability events much concentration. Therefore, when disasters strike, most people suffer.
Allusions
The story alludes to the improbability of some events happening in life.
Imagery
The description of the black swan depicts sight imagery which aids readers to visualize the setting and plot of the book. For instance, the author illustrates how hopeless the neuroscientist was when publishing his book on the internet. However, it got the recognition of the publishers, and at last, the book was published.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the author concludes that past events have no connection with future events. Therefore, studying history is a waste of time, which is contrary to the reader's expectation.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Turkeys are personified as human beings who do not have memories of the past.
