Genre
Historical fiction
Setting and Context
Set in 1975 in Windrider, in San Francisco.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person point of view
Tone and Mood
The tone is inspirational, and the mood is idyllic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Moon Shadow Lee.
Major Conflict
The major conflict occurs when Moon Shadow and his father, Windrider, meet for the first time. They are attacked, and in self-defense, Windrider accidentally kills the attacker.
Climax
The climax comes when Windrider finally completes his airplane and is ready to fly. People have come to help him push the plane and see him take off into the skies. Despite the crash that happens shortly after taking off, Windrider is the happiest man because he has finally achieved his flying dream.
Foreshadowing
Windrider’s big plans and ambition foreshadow the negative perception of people about him.
Understatement
People understated the possibility of Windrider completing his plane and flying.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The author describes how Windrider flew in his place. For instance, people gathered and helped him push the play as he flew. Shortly, the place crushed, and Windrider broke his bones.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the same people who criticized Windrider’s ambition to make a plane are the very people who came to witness him flying using the plane that he built.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The Black dog is personified as a criminal.
