Genre
Philosophical book
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of the Public and the State.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is disheartening, and the mood is discouraging.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The narrator is the protagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict occurs when the government intentionally fails to solve the problem affecting its people. Sadly, the government wants people to live with problems to depend on government aid fully.
Climax
The climax comes when the society forms a small-scale democracy in which their problems are heard without necessarily involving the entire nation.
Foreshadowing
The initiation of democratic policies foreshadows negativities that affect people. For instance, when people voice their problems, they are rarely heard by those in authority.
Understatement
Democracy is underestimated in the text. For instance, democracy is about freedom of expression and equal access to opportunities. However, democracy is portrayed negatively in this book.
Allusions
The book alludes to the false impression of democracy because only a few people benefit while the majority suffer in silence.
Imagery
The description of governance in the book depicts sight imagery. The reader can see the allusions of democracy where people in government are the sole beneficiaries of the policies in place.
Paradox
The main paradox is that democracy is personalized and only helps those in power. On the contrary, a democratic government is supposed to serve people equally.
Parallelism
The actions of lawmakers and power-holders parallel the daily allusions of a democracy.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The ‘Public’ refers to the governed in the text.
Personification
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