Genre
Contemporary Novel
Setting and Context
The novel's setting is a dystopian future in the context of climate change, wars and political cataclysms.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Inspirational, pushy, buoyant, moving.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Theo Byrne is the central character of the story.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is Theo's wife, Alyssa, dies and leaves with only a nine-year-old son, Robin. When Robin joins school later in life, he is expelled on medical grounds.
Climax
The climax comes when Theo implements an artificial intelligence in neural imaging to help Robin develop his mother's qualities, making him an activist like his mother.
Foreshadowing
Theo’s opinions against psychotherapy are foreshadowed by his astrobiologist profession, which makes him think differently.
Understatement
The death of Alyssa is understated in the text. For instance, the life of Theo and his son, Robin, is never the same.
Allusions
The story alludes to parental responsibility and the impact of contemporary technology on parenting.
Imagery
The imagery of death is evident throughout the text. Alyssa's tragic accident is described in a manner that appeals to the sense of sight to readers. As a result, readers can see the events that unfolded before and after Alyssa's death.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Robin is expelled from school. The school should help Theo to solve his mental condition because expelling him from school is not a solution.
Parallelism
The dystopian future in which the novel is set parallels the existing world.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Artificial intelligence is personified as having the ability to influence Robin's behavior.
