Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
Set in the West Indies and New York in the context of new world adaptation
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is regretful, and the mood is melancholic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Phyllisia Cathy.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Phyllisia and the new world because she constantly faces discrimination and bullying.
Climax
The climax comes towards the end when Calvin Cathy makes peace with his daughters.
Foreshadowing
Calvin's difficult parenting foreshadows Phyllisia's instability to form stable relationships with her friends.
Understatement
The significance of friendship is understated.
Allusions
The story alludes to the challenges of adapting to a new culture and the difficulties of proper parenting.
Imagery
The imagery of discrimination and bullying shows the challenges of adapting to the new culture.
Paradox
Phyllisia is a paradoxical character. After getting a friend who understands her, she looks down upon her because she comes from a low-income family.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between Phyllisia’s lack of attention towards Edith and her father’s negligence.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
