Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
The novel is written in the context of women's suffrage and domestic violence.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Terrifying, horrific, mysterious, gloomy
Protagonist and Antagonist
Jessica Campbell is the central character in the novel.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is the mystery of two dead bodies found in a freezer by Jessica and his father. The two dead bodies belong to two sisters, Jamie and Cheng.
Climax
The climax comes when Jessica makes a horrifying discovery about the Cheng sisters. Despite not solving the mystery of death, Jessica realizes that Cheng sister came to live with Dona after being raped and mistreated by the Campbell family. Dona unlocked the freezer for them to eat, but they were later found dead.
Foreshadowing
The death of the Cheng sisters was foreshadowed by their unemployed and irresponsible father, who was a drunkard. The girls ran from home for safety, and unfortunately, they met their death.
Understatement
The role of Dona in the death of the Cheng sisters is understated. The reader believes that she took part because despite treating them well, they died in her hands.
Allusions
The story alludes to the mystery of death.
Imagery
Death is the crucial imagery of this novel because all the events revolve around the mysterious demise of the Cheng sisters, whose bodies were found in a freezer. Death depicts sight imagery which helps readers see the events that led to the demise of the Cheng sisters.
Paradox
The death of the Cheng sisters is the main paradox in the novel because the mystery is not solved.
Parallelism
The current police investigation about the death of the Cheng sisters parallels their initial conclusions that the girls had run out of the city.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
