Genre
Doctoral Thesis
Setting and Context
The thesis is written in the context of societal structural functionality.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Informative and buoyant
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Adam Smith.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is that when one part of society feels autonomous from the rest, there is always a faction that disunites society.
Climax
The climax comes when the society embraces cooperation and division of labor to enhance self-sustenance.
Foreshadowing
A small division of labor foreshadows fake solidarity in society in similar occupations.
Understatement
The merits of the division of labor are understated. Despite fostering unity in the community, division of labor promotes sustainability and economic growth.
Allusions
The story alludes to the significance of solidarity and working together to achieve greater positive results in society.
Imagery
The imagery of unity fostered through cooperation helps readers see the significance of the division of labor in a societal set-up. By working as a team, people achieve better results and live happily.
Paradox
The main paradox is that in small societies, division of labor creates fake solidarity, which contradicts the primary purpose of working as a team.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Fake solidarity is a metonymy for retrogressive thinking.
Personification
N/A
