Genre
Children’s story
Setting and Context
Set in a busy town with a Hampshire house and Grubber.
Narrator and Point of View
A third-person narrative from Billy's point of view
Tone and Mood
The tone is amusing, and the mood is uplifting
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Billy.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Billy and the Ladder Less Wind Cleaning Company, which takes his dream building.
Climax
The climax comes when Billy becomes friends with the exciting animals working in the Windowless-Cleaning Company.
Foreshadowing
The abandoned building in his neighborhood foreshadows Billy's dream of owning a candy shop in the future.
Understatement
The friendliness of animals working at the cleaning company is understated.
Allusions
The story alludes to the adventure and actualization of Billy’s dream of starting a candy shop in Grubber, an old candy store building in his home. Despite the struggles and hopelessness, at last, Billy achieves his dream when Duke gives him an old building to renovate and set up his dream business.
Imagery
The imagery of disruption is depicted when the abandoned building the protagonist hopes to renovate becomes full of activity after being taken over by the cleaning company.
Paradox
The main paradox is when Billy achieves his dream of owning a candy shop despite giving up when another company renovates the abandoned house.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The animals working for the cleaning company are personified.
