Genre
Educational book
Setting and Context
Set in Ancient Jerusalem
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Instructive and upbeat
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Hafid. The antagonist is not mentioned.
Major Conflict
There is a major conflict between Hafid and laziness. Hafid hates interacting with people who are failures in life because they are lazy and discouraging.
Climax
The climax comes when Hafid becomes a successful and wealthy man. Hafid strictly follows the instructions of his late mentor by being faithful and disciplined.
Foreshadowing
His strong faith and discipline foreshadow Hafid's success.
Understatement
Erasmus downplays the power of sharing with the needy when Hafid orders him to sell the fortune and share it with the poor. According to Erasmus, this is the only time they have recorded the biggest profit and selling everything will be the worst mistake. However, Hafid reminds him the power of giving.
Allusions
n/a
Imagery
Hafid’s interaction with the less fortunate is described vividly to paint a picture in the readers' minds to see the significance of giving back to society and tithing. The people Hafid interacts with are happy, and this shows love.
Paradox
The main paradox is that despite the narrator focusing on the significance of tithing in one individual, it is not the primary ingredient of success. Ironically, those who give tithe despite earning little are happier than those who are wealthy without giving back to society. Therefore, such people will never get satisfied with what they have because they will continue looking for money every.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between having faith and putting extra hard work into whatever one does.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
n/a
Personification
The ten scrolls are personified as the true friend that guides Hafid to success.
