Genre
Short stories collection
Setting and Context
Written in the context of romance
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Optimistic, romantic, sanguine
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Ira.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is in the title story when Ira divorces his wife and starts dating Zora, who has a strange personality.
Climax
The climax comes in the story 'The Juniper', in which Robin appears as a ghost to join her friends who came to offer their final tribute.
Foreshadowing
The breakup between Zora and Ira in the title story was foreshadowed by Zora’s close friendship with her son, Bruno.
Understatement
In the story ‘Paper Loss,’ Kit underestimates the forthcoming impact of her husband’s unfaithfulness.
Allusions
The story ‘Wings’ alludes to blackmailing for self-gain.
Imagery
The description of the relationship between Pete and a woman whose son is hospitalized in the story ‘referential’ depicts sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is in the story ‘Thank You For Having Me’ in which a marriage ceremony is messy and ridiculous.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between Bruno's mother's Love and Ira's expectations.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
