Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
19th Century
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person omniscient narrator
Tone and Mood
Compassionate, spiritual, emotional, religious, and convincing.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Trueman is the protagonist. Nan Grant is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
Nan Grant’s dehumanization and oppression of Gertrude Flint
Climax
Gertrude Flint’s encounter with Trueman Flint who becomes her saviour and Guardian Angel.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
Gertrude’s beauty is understated by the individuals who consider her external appearance as the definitive determinant of beauty.
Allusions
Biblical allusions.
Imagery
The light epitomizes goodness and hope that lightens up Gertrude flint’s gloomy world.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
The attributes of Trueman flint and Nan Grant are paralleled based on how they treat Gertrude Flint.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Trueman denotes authentic humaneness.
Personification
Gertrude personifies the kitten.
