Genre
Nonfiction
Setting and Context
The book is set in Latin America.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone and mood are neutral
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist of the story is Salvador Allende.
Major Conflict
The main conflict was when there was an influx of Europeans and African slaves in the American continent, which led to the collapse of the three great empires.
Climax
The gradual deviation from vicious nationalism and guerilla warfare to free enterprise and globalism depicts climax in the text.
Foreshadowing
The influx of Europeans foreshadowed the collapse of the three ancient empires in Latin America into the American continent.
Understatement
The influence of Aztec, Inca and Mayan is understated. After the invasion of the Europeans, three empires collapsed, and the local people were colonized.
Allusions
The story alludes to the post-colonial period and the birth of South American states.
Imagery
The description of the invasion of the American continent by Europeans depicts sight imagery. The reader can see why the ancient South American Empires collapsed. Similarly, the reader easily follows the post-colonial period and the impact of colonization that followed, in which the white settlers enslaved most blacks.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the great depression that adversely affected North America and other countries stimulated the economic growth of South America.
Parallelism
The struggle for independence in Latin America paralleled the efforts undertaken by their North American counterparts.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Globalism and capitalism are embodied as human economic saviors.
