Genre
Romance
Setting and Context
Set in Brooklyn, New York, in 2021
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is tense and the mood is optimistic
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Catalina Martin
Major Conflict
In the beginning, there is a significant conflict between Catalina and Aaron. Aaron speaks ill of Catalina and he brushes her off. Catalina does not love Aaron either because she sees him as unfit to be her boyfriend.
Climax
The climax comes when Catalina takes Aaron as her stand-in-boyfriend to Spain to attend her sister’s wedding.
Foreshadowing
Catalina’s negative attitude towards Aaron is foreshadowed by his arrogance.
Understatement
Initially, Catalina understates the significance of Aaron but later she values him when she takes him as a stand-in boyfriend.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
Sense of smell is depicted when Catalina says, “I inhaled through my nose, trying to restore my breathing and immediately regretting it. Because what an awful idea that had been. The worst idea. All I had accomplished was filling my lungs with Aaron’s scent.” The imagery is significant because it shows that the sense of smell can provoke the brain to stimulate emotions and influence emotional strength.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Catalina at last falls in love with Aaron, the man she despised and looked down upon when he joined the company.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between Catalina’s choice of having Aaron as a stand-in boyfriend and her final decision to accept him as a lover.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Reeling is a metonymy for regret.
Personification
N/A
