Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
The book is set in modern-day Bangkok City, Thailand.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is absurd and the mood is humorous
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are Arun, Don and Marisa.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is that the City of Bangkok is inhabited by powerful corrupt individuals who do anything to acquire what they want. The wrongdoings of people have made the city unfit and insecure.
Climax
The climax comes when the Naga water spirit brings destructive floods in Bangkok to punish people for their wrongdoings, especially corruption. During the flood, many people were killed and property worth millions of dollars destroyed.
Foreshadowing
The Naga element foreshadowed a terrible flood that destroyed the city.
Understatement
The power of the Naga mythical spirit is understated. The Naga spirit does not only destroy the corrupt; it also kills innocent people.
Allusions
The story alludes to societal evils such as corruption, murder and prostitution. Pi O is a corrupt person, and he uses his proceeds to set an entertaining business that promotes prostitution.
Imagery
The imagery of corruption and prostitution is present throughout the novel.
Paradox
The major irony is that Don corrupts Pi O to help him get away after killing a child in an accident. After committing a bribery crime, he converts to be a monk and later a community worker.
Parallelism
Pi O’s entertainment business parallels the massive corruption taking place in the country at the same time.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The Naga water spirit is personified as being able to punish wrongdoers.
