The Future Literary Elements

The Future Literary Elements

Genre

Science fiction

Setting and Context

Set in the future in Singapore and Oregon.

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

The tone is awestruck, and the mood is whimsical.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The central character is Lai Zhen, and the antagonist is Lenk Sketlish.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is between Lai Zhen and the social media mogul Lenk, who is after his life using assassins.

Climax

The climax comes when Zhen successfully escapes the assassins.

Foreshadowing

Zhen’s abrupt fame as an internet survivalist foreshadows danger in her life because the few corrupt and wealthy individuals are after her life.

Understatement

To say that the few world tech billionaires want a safer world is an understatement. The billionaires want assurance of their safety, but are ready to destroy the world for others.

Allusions

The story alludes to Philosopher Nick Bostrom's Superintelligence book, published in 2014, which entails how science will extinguish humanity in future.

Imagery

The narrator's description of how Zhen escapes the assassins from a mall in Singapore depicts a sense of sight.

Paradox

The main irony is that when Martha flees her father's lonely home, she never knows she will end up working with wealthy individuals like Lenk, the media mogul and other influential people in society.

Parallelism

n/a

Metonymy and Synecdoche

n/a

Personification

The remarkable software in Zhen’s phone is personified when the narrator says it guides her to safety. The software's ability to communicate and guide is similar to human abilities.

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