Genre
Fiction Novel
Setting and Context
Set in the fictional town of Barchester, England.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is frank, and the mood is tranquil.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central protagonist is Mr. Harding, and the antagonist is Bold.
Major Conflict
The conflict is between Mr. Bold and Mr. Harding. When Mr. Bold discovers the mismanagement of funds in the hospital, he initiates a legal case against Mr. Harding, the warden of the hospital.
Climax
The climax comes when Mr. Harding resigns from Hiram Hospital and cuts his pay significantly.
Foreshadowing
The initiation of the corruption case against Mr. Harding is foreshadowed by the mismanagement of the hospital’s resources by wardens.
Understatement
Mr. Bold understates the effect of the corruption case against Mr. Harding on his engagement with Eleanor.
Allusions
The story alludes to the influence of the Church of England.
Imagery
Sense of hearing is depicted when the author describes the sound of the violoncello played by Mr. Harding to his patients and the townspeople.
Paradox
The paradox is that the hospital management needs to improve after the resignation of Mr. Harding.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between church corruption and the Hiram Hospital's mismanagement.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
n/a
Personification
The violoncello is personified when the author says it gives life a new meaning.
