Genre
Short stories.
Setting and Context
“In the Fall” is set in the fall season. “The Boat” partly takes place at night and the ocean.
Narrator and Point of View
“In the Fall” and “The Boat” employ first-person narrators.
Tone and Mood
Reminiscent, distressing, thoughtful, alluring, pleasurable, and exhausting
Protagonist and Antagonist
James is the protagonist in “In the Fall.” The fall ambiance is the antagonist. The male narrator in "The Boat" is the protagonist, whereas his mother is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The conflict in "In the Fall" relates to the navigation of the fall ambience, which is not as pleasant as the summer ambience.
Climax
The magnificent twilight is the climax in “The Lost Salt Gift of Blood.” The twilight beautifies the flora.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
The narrator's mother in "The Boat" underestimates the significance of her daughters getting formal jobs. She thinks their work would be in vain and destructive and ignores the financial independence they would enjoy due to their jobs.
Allusions
Allusions to Mother Nature.
Imagery
James has mastered the activities and weather patterns during the seasons, such as summer and fall.
The oceanic weather described in “In the Fall” is unfavourable because it contributes to asthmatic cases in both animals and people.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
Diverse components of Mother Nature, such as the sun, the ocean, and plants, are incorporated as central symbols throughout the short stories.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
A womb denotes life.
"Frozen" denotes a wintry atmosphere.
Personification
In "The Boat," the boat is personified.
The harbor in “The Lost Salt Gift of Blood” is personified.
