Genre
Philosophical and sociological text
Setting and Context
Set in the 20th century in the context of societal and cultural critique
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Enlightening, positive, hopeful
Protagonist and Antagonist
Odysseus is the central character in the text.
Major Conflict
The main conflict was the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, whose intention was to promote fascism.
Climax
The climax comes with the focus on ethics in the post-modernism era, in which people became more enlightened and aware of their needs and rights.
Foreshadowing
The emergency of the Nazi party foreshadowed totalitarianism in Germany that left many people to become dysfunctional.
Understatement
The cultural industry's motives are understated in the book. Besides commercializing art and culture, the industry killed brotherhood and neighborhood because capitalism encouraged negative rivalry.
Allusions
The story alludes to the occurrences after the Nazi regime and the emergence of capitalism in Europe.
Imagery
The imagery of economy and power is evident throughout the text. The description of the economy and power helps readers see how authority is distributed across institutions and people. Similarly, the imagery is vital in helping the reader to understand how a fascist government conducts its operations.
Paradox
The main paradox is that power belongs to the people, but tyrannical readers do exactly the opposite. Tyrannical leaders change rules and constitutions to ensure that they remain in power.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Enlightenment is a metonymy for mythology.
Personification
N/A
