Genre
Non-fiction
Setting and Context
Written in the context of social and economic history during the industrial revolution.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Educative and optimistic
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central characters are political economists.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is that the modern economy suffers from the disparity between the rich and the poor occasioned by the Speenham land laws, which allowed the few wealthy individuals to acquire large tracks of land from the poor. In the contemporary world, the poor cannot afford to purchase land because it is very costly and in the few wealthiest people.
Climax
The climax comes when the author concludes that the disparity in society can be avoided when politics is associated with economic matters.
Foreshadowing
The implementation of the Speenham land Laws foreshadows the high poverty levels in the modern economy.
Understatement
The contribution of the lower class of people to the economy is understated. The reader realizes that the economy's prosperity is not reliant on the few wealthy people. Still, it is dependent on the many low-class people who are the primary consumers in the economic chain.
Allusions
The story alludes to misplaced economic and political priorities that disadvantage the majority of the population.
Imagery
The book is dominated by the imagery of urbanization and industrialization, which depicts the sense of sight to readers to help them comprehend social and economic history during the industrial revolution.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the capitalist economy intended to promote equality is at the front line in creating the large disparities between the rich and the poor.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between the economic disparity between the rich and the poor.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The Speenham land laws are personified as inhumane to poor people.
