The Future of An Illusion Literary Elements

The Future of An Illusion Literary Elements

Genre

Religious book

Setting and Context

Written in the context of religious belief in society

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

Educative, enlightening, and optimistic

Protagonist and Antagonist

The central character is the Human Being.

Major Conflict

There is a conflict between the advancement of philosophy and religious beliefs.

Climax

The climax is the realization by the author that religion is an illusion that is tailored to fit its construction.

Foreshadowing

An illusion foreshadows the misperception of the religious people about the truth that is not based on factual findings.

Understatement

The capacity for religion is understated.

Allusions

The story alludes to the allusion of religion and its tailored principles to fit its construction.

Imagery

The images of cathedrals and religious libraries depict sight imagery.

Paradox

The paradox of death is evident throughout the text. Religious people are running away from the reality of the perplexity of death and its sufferings. Living by hope does not eliminate death and its pain.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

Maternal experience is used as a metonymy for complexity.

Personification

N/A

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