Genre
Theological book
Setting and Context
Set in the 1930s in the context of religion
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The mood and tone are nonaligned
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central figures in the text are humanity and religion.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is the consummation of the theory of evolution, which contradicts the Christian story of creation.
Climax
The climax is when the author concludes that religious beliefs on creation evolved from monotheistic ideas.
Foreshadowing
Cave drawings foreshadowed man's high level of intelligence compared to monkeys and other animals.
Understatement
Jesus Christ is understated as a distinguished animal instead of a god-like figure.
Allusions
The story alludes to the origin of man based on science and religion.
Imagery
The imagery of evolution helps readers comprehend the origin of man based on Christian beliefs and scientific findings.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the author refers to Jesus Christ as a distinguished animal instead of seeing Him as a God-like figure.
Parallelism
The scientific story of human evolution parallels religion's view on creation.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
An animal is incarnated as a man
