Genre
Political book
Setting and Context
Written in the context of the principles of democracy
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Enlightening and optimistic
Protagonist and Antagonist
The personified protagonists are the Old World and New World.
Major Conflict
The main conflict comes when Lincoln dies, which results in the loss of political unity and people view each other as competitors.
Climax
The climax comes when the author concludes that despite America being the most industrialized world and with the best technology globally, its people are greedy.
Foreshadowing
The decline in land size in America was foreshadowed by the failure of Americans to adapt to economic competition. Instead, the American people ventured into land purchase competition which ended up in the hands of the few individual people.
Understatement
The negative impacts of motivation among the American people are understated.
Allusions
The story alludes to the significance of Americans embracing a democracy based on brotherhood.
Imagery
The negative deals of the American officials and individuals are described using imagery. The author writes, “The official services of America, national, state, and municipal, in all their branches and departments, except the judiciary, are saturated in corruption, bribery, falsehood, mal-administration; and the judiciary is tainted.”
Paradox
The main paradox is that rapid industrialization benefits few individuals instead of boosting the living standards of all Americans. The ordinary citizens have remained poor during industrialization.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Economic competition is personified as a monster.
