Genre
Modern Fiction
Setting and Context
London, within the Muslim community, present day.
Narrator and Point of View
The point of view is that of Aneeka, the central character in the novel.
Tone and Mood
Foreboding, threatening, divisive.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Aneeka, the antagonists are her father and brother, both Jihadists.
Major Conflict
Major conflict occurs between Aneeka and the authorities because her brother is a terrorist, and has murdered many innocent people, but she still wants to give him a proper burial
Climax
The climax occurs at the start of the novel when Aneeka's brother is killed.
Foreshadowing
Years of Jihadist indoctrination from their father foreshadows the Jihadist path taken by Aneeka's brother.
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
The novel alludes to the situation between the Muslim community in London and the authorities in their views of how Jihadists and terrorist should be treated after their death.
Imagery
The imagery is both bleak and colorfully violent at the same time. Abeeka's surroundings seem to bleakly affect her emotions.
Paradox
Aneeka would not call herself a Jihadist but she refuses to see her brother and father through the same lens that everyone else sees them through.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the paths chosen by both father and son.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The Muslim community is the way in which members of the same religious group are written about as one.
Personification
N/A
