Genre
Fantasy
Setting and Context
Set in 2002, at Whitby, UK.
Narrator and Point of View
Told from the third-person perspective
Tone and Mood
The tone is reserved, and the mood is frantic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Obadiah Demurral is the central character, and the antagonist is Jacob.
Major Conflict
Rapha is in conflict with Obadiah because he accuses him of a forceful eviction from their home.
Climax
The novel’s climax is when Rapha realizes the significance of believing in God.
Foreshadowing
Disbelief in God is foreshadowed by the introduction of the demonic race.
Understatement
The narrator understates the authority of God when saying that Satan can overthrow him.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
Sense of hearing is depicted when the congregants chant satanic slogans inside the church.
Paradox
The primary irony is that Obadiah expects Raphe to obey him, but he does the contrary.
Parallelism
The statement of Obadiah regarding his authority on earth parallels Abraham’s statement that Rapha is powerless.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Keruvin is the metonymy of evil spirits.
Personification
N/A
