Genre
Science Fiction
Setting and Context
This novel is set on Artemis, a city on the moon.
Narrator and Point of View
This novel is written from the perspective of Jazz, the novel's protagonist.
Tone and Mood
The mood of this novel is exciting, busy, and humorous.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Jazz is the protagonist, Alvares is an antagonist and so is the group O Palácio.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the text is Jazz's attempt to destroy the harvests.
Climax
The climax of the text is when Jazz discovers that Sanchez Aluminum is actually O Palácio.
Foreshadowing
Weir foreshadows the lunar location of the text: "It’s hard to run with a hundred kilograms of gear on--even in lunar gravity."
Understatement
Dale understates how much it would upset Jazz if he were to go for her ex-boyfriend.
Allusions
Shakespeare is referenced in this text as being a "quality" interest.
Imagery
Imagery is used to describe the novel's sci-fi setting:
"I live in Artemis, the first (and so far, only) city on the moon. It’s made of five huge spheres called “bubbles.” They’re half underground, so Artemis looks exactly like old sci-fi books said a moon city should look: a bunch of domes. You just can’t see the parts that are belowground."
Paradox
Paradoxically, Jazz fights in a moon city with a stick;
"There was something weird about being on the moon and fighting for your life with a stick and some fire."
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
One character is described as having broken someone's heart. Here, the heart becomes a metonym for a person's emotional wellbeing.
Personification
“The moon’s a mean old bitch. She doesn’t care why your suit fails. She just kills you when it does.”
