Genre
Historical fiction, Fantasy
Setting and Context
The story is set in Germany in 1956
Narrator and Point of View
Narrator: Yael Felix
Point of View: First Person
Tone and Mood
Suspenseful, Tragic, Dark, Cynical
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Yael Felix; Antagonist: Adolf Hitler.
Major Conflict
A Jewish girl Yael is on a mission to kill Hitler to get revenge.
Climax
Yael fails to win the competition, but she still receives the Ball invitation and shoots Hitler. It turns out that she has shot a body double, not Hitler, and her plan fails.
Foreshadowing
Hitler's inhumane policy and cruelty against Non-Aryans foreshadowed their resentment towards the Nazi regime.
Understatement
n/a
Allusions
The story alludes to the history of the Second World War, the Nazi regime, and the Holocaust.
Imagery
The scene where Dr. Geyer injects chemicals into Yael"s body to observe the effect of his experiment on her.
Paradox
Yael can impersonate anyone's identity but loses her identity and struggles to remember her blurred childhood memories.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the methods used by resistance group members and Hitler for achieving their goals.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
n/a
Personification
The novel personifies the tattoo of five wolves on Yael's arm as the sole companion of her grief.
