Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance Literary Elements

Polical memoir; political manifesto

2014-16, during the Presidential election race, with the events taking place in thirty two different states.

The narrator is Bernie Sanders and his point of view is both his own, and also the wider democratic socialist perspective that he maintains.

Hopeful in some parts but also essentially "rabble rousing" and alarmist as all political rallies have a tendency to be.

Sanders is the protagonist; corporations, conglomerates and the rich are his perceived antagonists.

There is conflict in the book between Sanders and his political opponents; there is also conflict between him and the New York Times, which he believes does not supports his proteges when they are standing for election.

The climax of the book is the end of the campaign and the vow that hangs in the air for Sanders to run again in 2020.

The way in which he is negative about the media foreshadows their less than favorable reporting of him at various stages of his campaign.

No specific examples.

Sanders alludes to democratic socialist movements overseas and holds them up as examples of what he would like to implement in America.

There is no imagery in the traditional sense of the word; however, Sanders frequently describes the size of the crowds attending his rallies in a way that makes the reader imagine a huge, cheering mass of people.

Sanders is vocal about his dislike of President Trump but the two men share similar views about the media and foreign involvement in implementing policies in America.

There is a parallel between Sanders and the President in their obsession about the size of the crowds gathered to listen to them speak.

The crowd is used to encompass each of the individual voters and supporters gathered to listen to Sanders speak.

No specific examples.