Genre
Crime Thriller Novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of a Native American Reservation
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Optimistic, determined, hopeful, and fascinating
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Virgil.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between the American justice system and the societal vigilante.
Climax
The climax comes when Virgil teams up with a partner and tracks down the criminal gangs subduing society.
Foreshadowing
Acceptance of Virgil by the tribal leaders is foreshadowed by his ability to wipe out the criminal disturbing the society.
Understatement
Discrimination is understated because Virgil proves out to be an important person in society besides being biracial.
Allusions
The story alludes to the challenges the Native Americans go through in reservations.
Imagery
The images of illicit drugs show readers the negative impacts of substance abuse.
Paradox
The main paradox is that society discriminates against Virgil, and he is the only person who can help them control things they cannot handle.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between crime and societal fears in the Reservation.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The Reservation is used as a metonymy to refer to the unfair justice system in America.
Personification
N/A
