My Brother Jack Literary Elements

My Brother Jack Literary Elements

Genre

Australian novel

Setting and Context

Melbourne, from WW1 to WW2

Narrator and Point of View

David Meredith narrates the novel in the first-person

Tone and Mood

The tone is powerful; the mood is tense.

Protagonist and Antagonist

David is the protagonist; Jack is the antagonist.

Major Conflict

The major conflict of the novel occurs when the reader is introduced to the contrasting Meredith brothers, David and Jack.

Climax

The climax of the story is reached when it is revealed that Jack Meredith is the more popular bother as he is more physical than David, so is seen as being more 'Aussie'.

Foreshadowing

David's career as a journalist is foreshadowed by his love of reporting and finding the truth.

Understatement

The role of conflict is understated throughout the novel.

Allusions

The story alludes to the life of a typical Australian man during the interwar years.

Imagery

The imagery of fighting brothers is present in the novel.

Paradox

The fact that David's younger brother is stronger than him is an example of paradox in the story.

Parallelism

There is a parallel between the life of David and the experiences of many Australian during the interwar period.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

N/A

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