Genre
Drama
Setting and Context
The novel has several settings: remote Naval bases in the Pacific ocean, Chicago, and French Polynesia
Narrator and Point of View
The novel is told from a third person point of view.
Tone and Mood
The novel is reflective, intense, clinical, and sad.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The novel has several protagonists, including Evie, Ina, Rafi, and Todd. The antagonist is nefarious people who want to do bad things to the protagonists and people in Polynesia.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the novel is the character's struggles to fight against nefarious people and their attempts to remain sane despite living in an insane world.
Climax
When Todd cements himself as a leader in the AI space, having uncovered something significant and fended off the bad actors who want his invention.
Foreshadowing
The residents of Makatea ultimately approving the plan to send out floating cities is foreshadowed early on in the novel.
Understatement
The sheer ingenuity of the plan to send out floating cities is understated throughout the film by characters.
Allusions
There are allusions to history, current events, the Bible, and popular culture, especially science fiction novels.
Imagery
Majestic imagery underscores the beauty of Makatea and those who live there.
Paradox
Todd Keane is only in high school, yet is intelligent and well-connected enough to fundamentally alter the world.
Parallelism
Not applicable.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The White House is used to refer to the President and seat of government in the United States.
Personification
The island of Makatea itself is personified and given human-like characteristics.
