Genre
Historical fiction
Setting and Context
England in an unspecified past time
Narrator and Point of View
An unnamed, third-person omniscient narrator.
Tone and Mood
The tone is intriguing; the mood is tense.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Daniel is the protagonist; Jack is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the novel occurs when Daniel returns from his Boston project at a technological college to England.
Climax
The climax of the story is reached when both Daniel and Issac try to find Jack as he has been counterfeiting coins.
Foreshadowing
The confession of Jack is foreshadowed by the fact that Daniel was persistent in obtaining the necessary evidence for his trial.
Understatement
The role that love plays in our actions is understated throughout the novel.
Allusions
The story alludes to the issues of morality in a historic time period.
Imagery
The imagery of the tense manhunt for Jack is present in the novel.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the decision of Jack to begin the heist and the fact that he is very poor.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Jack's shame is personified through the tight rope around his neck.
