Genre
Bibliographical novel
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of conscience.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is ambitious, and the mood is humorous.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Fausto is the protagonist of the story.
Major Conflict
The conflict is when Fausto needs a guitar, but his parents cannot afford it.
Climax
The climax is when Fausto’s parents give him an old guitar that they found in the garage. Fausto is very happy and feels that his dream has been achieved.
Foreshadowing
Fauto's urge to acquire a guitar foreshadowed his lie when he defrauded the dog’s owner $20, which he later surrendered to church.
Understatement
Fausto's ambition to get a guitar is understated. For instance, the reader realizes that his actions are not only driven by ambition but also conscience.
Allusions
The story alludes to how conscience dictates human actions.
Imagery
The environment in which Fausto and his parents live paints a picture of poverty. Fausto is a young boy in love with a guitar, but his parents are poor and cannot afford a new guitar. Consequently, poverty in this story depicts sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is that after Fausto gives the $20 to the church, he starts regretting it.
Parallelism
Fausto’s journey to acquire a guitar parallels the poverty the people in his neighborhood are undergoing.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The ‘guitar’ metonymically refers to ambition and the significance of determination.
Personification
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