Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of love
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Horrific, terrifying, romantic, intriguing
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Johnny Truant
Major Conflict
The conflict is when Johnny is fired from the Tattoo parlor due to the physical deterioration of his health.
Climax
The climax comes when Johnny gets obsessed with real-life relics from the manuscript he is reading.
Foreshadowing
Johnny's obsession with reading is foreshadowed by 'The Navidson Record' by Zampano.
Understatement
The power of literature is understated. When Johnny comes across a piece of literature by Zampano, he becomes obsessed with reading.
Allusions
The story alludes to the influence of literature in society.
Imagery
The images of tattoos, artifacts, visual art and photography depict the sense of sight to readers.
Paradox
The main paradox is that despite Navidson being a photojournalist, his photos are not proof enough to convince people of the actual happenings in Ash Tree Lane.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The Ash Tree is personified as mysterious.
