Genre
Religious and philosophical book
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of Christianity.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is authoritative, and the mood is intriguing.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The story's protagonist is the narrator.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is the fear that future generations will not accept belief in God.
Climax
The climax is when the author concludes that a human brain is a machine that can interpret the existence of God.
Foreshadowing
Human nature foreshadows self-betrayal in the long run.
Understatement
The belief in God is understated in the text. Religion prepares generations to believe in God's existence. Therefore, the future generations will know about God through the religious transition.
Allusions
The story alludes to philosophical arguments about the existence of God.
Imagery
Touch imagery is felt throughout the book as the author explains that human beings are connected with God through human thought.
Paradox
The satire of progress is prevalent in the text. For instance, the author hints that Christianity is full of paradoxical riddles that are unexplained. Therefore, as Christians move towards rationality, they can judge the Church doctrines they feel are questionable.
Parallelism
The search for sacredness parallels the progress towards rationality.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Christianity is embodied as the ultimate savior for humanity.
