Genre
Sports novel
Setting and Context
Set in 1919 and written in the context of the Black Sox Scandal
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Disheartening and ominous
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Charles Comiskey, the owner of the White Sox team.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is when the eight teammates of the White Sox decided to lose their game intentionally through match-fixing.
Climax
The climax comes when the eight players of the White Sox are banned from participating in any professional baseball event.
Foreshadowing
The greed for money foreshadowed the fall of the White Sox.
Understatement
The influence of gamblers in destroying the future of the White Sox was understated.
Allusions
The story alludes to the consequences of match-fixing in professional baseball sporting events.
Imagery
The imagery of gambling and cheating depict sight imagery to help readers see the consequences of match-fixing.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the eight men in White Sox were declared innocent by the court, but all were banned from participating in any professional baseball sporting event.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Match-fixing is used as a metonymy for cheating
Personification
N/A
