Genre
Nonfiction
Setting and Context
Set in 1869 in the context of Victorian Culture in England
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Educative and enlightening
Protagonist and Antagonist
Bishop Wilson is the central character in the book.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is in chapter two of the book, where anarchy is described as an opposing force to culture. When there is anarchy, people do as they wish without following any specific cultural rules.
Climax
The climax is in chapter four, in which the Hebraism rises after the collapse of the Hellenistic society.
Foreshadowing
The collapse of the Hellenistic society was foreshadowed by its highly constructed and codified cultural conduct.
Understatement
The collapse of the Hellenistic society was foreshadowed by its highly constructed and codified cultural conduct.
Allusions
The story alludes to codified cultural systems of conduct and their collapse.
Imagery
The author well covers the imagery of freedom. For instance, the author paints the image of an individual doing what he chooses in total disregard of the laid down systems codes of conduct. Consequently, freedom of choice leads to the anarchy that destroys cultural norms and standards.
Paradox
The main paradox is the dramatic satire of the populace. The people who hate art are hypocritical because they tend to assume that art is not a way of life.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
A codified system of conduct is a metonymy for cultural norms, values and ways of life.
Personification
N/A
