Genre
Romance novel
Setting and Context
Set in Bree’s Home, New York
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Horrific and disheartening
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Bree Taggert, and the antagonist is Justin.
Major Conflict
There is a major conflict between Bree and her father. Bree grows up seeing her father abuse her mother and her siblings without good reason. Bree does not agree with his father on any matter until he kills himself.
Climax
The climax comes when Bree successfully becomes a detective. Consequently, despite the traumatic experience while growing up, Bree becomes a successful woman.
Foreshadowing
The unclose relationship between Bree and her Siblings in their adult life is foreshadowed by separation while growing up.
Understatement
n/a
Allusions
n/a
Imagery
The book opens with imagery that depicts the sense of sight to readers. For instance, the author starts by describing the traumatic scene at Bree's home in New York. Bree's father is abusive and beats Bree and her siblings. The imagery is significant because it shows the traumatic experiences children are exposed to when living with abusive parents.
Paradox
The primary paradox is that Bree chooses the career of being a detective, which makes her daily life about tragedies and violence. On the contrary, Bree and her siblings grew up traumatized and had to go for therapy sessions to cope with their situation. Ironically, she chooses a career that takes her back to the trauma she grew up fighting against.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between Bree’s father’s rage and his decision to take kill himself.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The boots are used as a metonymy for daddy’s authority in the house.
Personification
The computer is personified as the true testifier in the murder case.
