Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of nationalism
Narrator and Point of View
First-and-third-person viewpoints
Tone and Mood
Educative and buoyant
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Yu Guan.
Major Conflict
The conflict is one a citizen fails to speak, and the silence leads to his loss of national identity.
Climax
The climax comes when Hyun Soon decides to live away from Japan to distance herself from Korean heritage.
Foreshadowing
Huo’s urge to return home is foreshadowed by her interest in speaking her ancestral language despite it being illegal in her place of residence.
Understatement
The influence of Korean heritage is understated.
Allusions
The story alludes to the significance of embracing nationalism.
Imagery
Hearing imagery is depicted when the young girl in the well hears echoes.
Paradox
The main paradox is when Jesus marries Sister Therese, which goes against readers' expectations.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Nationalism is incarnated as influential.
