Genre
Nonfiction
Setting and Context
There is no setting as it is a nonfiction book.
Narrator and Point of View
David Wallace-Wells narrates the book in the third-person.
Tone and Mood
The tone is shocking; the mood is pessimistic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Wallace-Wells is the protagonist; global warming is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the book occurs when Wallace-Wells starts to detail the different future possible outcomes for the earth.
Climax
The climax of the book is reached when the true impact of climate change and global warming is revealed to the reader.
Foreshadowing
The melting of the ice poles is foreshadowed by humanity's ignorance of environmental problems.
Understatement
The importance of taking action is understated throughout the book.
Allusions
The book alludes to the dystopian future that awaits the earth.
Imagery
The imagery of a destroyed planet is present in the book.
Paradox
The fact that global warming is a problem, yet it isn't being tackled is an example of paradox in the book.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The destruction of the planet is a metonym for human inactivity.
Personification
N/A
