He Knew He Was Right Literary Elements

He Knew He Was Right Literary Elements

Genre

Fiction

Setting and Context

The action described here takes place in the middle of the 19th century on a fictional island called Mandarin.

Narrator and Point of View

The action is told from the perspective of a third-person subjective point of view.

Tone and Mood

The tone and mood is a neutral one.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonist is Louis and the antagonist is Emily.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is between jealousy and trust.

Climax

The story reaches its climax when Emily and Louis get separated.

Foreshadowing

The initial description of Louis as a man who quickly jumps to conclusions is used here to foreshadow the scene in which he will let himself be controlled by his jealousy, letting it eventually destroy his relationship.

Understatement

We have an understatement when the author claims that the banker never loved Jemima. This is proven to be an understatement because the narrator later describes how the banker left everything he had to Jemima.

Allusions

One of the main allusions we find here is the idea that women are people who cannot be trusted.

Imagery

One of the most important images presented here is that of women as seductresses and untrusty people.

Paradox

A paradoxical idea presented here is the way in which the men continue to want to get married even though they know they will only suffer.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

Money is used here as a general term to make reference to safety.

Personification

We have a personification in the sentence “the water whispered to them”.

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