The Barsetshire Chronicles: Framley Parsonage Literary Elements

The Barsetshire Chronicles: Framley Parsonage Literary Elements

Genre

Fiction

Setting and Context

Set in the 19th century in England

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

The tone is assertive, and the mood is upbeat.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonist is Rev. Mark, and the antagonist is Sowerby.

Major Conflict

There is a major conflict between Rev. Mark and Sowerby. Rev. Mark guarantees Sowerby a total loan of $900, which he intentionally defaults to shift the repayment burden to the guarantor.

Climax

The climax comes when Rev. Mark actualizes his dream of becoming a clergy at the Barchester Cathedral.

Foreshadowing

Lady Lufton’s warning foreshadows Rev. Mark’s financial problems.

Understatement

Rev. Mark understates Lady Lufton’s advice on the financial fraudsters.

Allusions

n/a

Imagery

The financial deal between Sowerby and Rev. Mark is done in the dark and secrecy, painting a picture of fraudulent activity. The imagery shows that Sowerby is not genuine in his financial dealings.

Paradox

The main irony is that Rev. Mark goes against the advice of his mentor, Lady Lufton.

Parallelism

n/a

Metonymy and Synecdoche

Barchester is a metonymy for religious supremacy.

Personification

The gods are personified as fraudsters.

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