The Magician Literary Elements

The Magician Literary Elements

Genre

Novel

Setting and Context

The book is set in the context of magical stories.

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

Sad, pessimistic, disheartening

Protagonist and Antagonist

Oliver Haddo is the protagonist of the story

Major Conflict

The major conflict is when Margaret dies out of her husband’s brutality.

Climax

The climax is when Arthur kills Haddo to revenge on Margaret's death. Also, Arthur discovers that Haddo is trying to create human-like creatures.

Foreshadowing

The marriage between Haddo and Margaret foreshadowed her painful death. Arthur did not like Haddo, but Margaret secretly married him, and they fled Paris.

Understatement

Love is understated in the text. For instance, besides knowing that Haddo is a magician and not a good man, Margaret still loves him, and she keeps going back even after he domestically abuses her. At last, Margaret dies because of love.

Allusions

The story alludes to the consequences of making wrong choices.

Imagery

The imagery of magic is present in the book. The author’s description of magic paints a vivid picture of what it entails for readers.

Paradox

The main paradox is that despite Haddo being an abusive husband, Margaret goes back to him.

Parallelism

There is a parallel between Margaret's perseverance toward her husband and Arthur's strong desire to revenge against Arthur's actions.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

The human-like creatures created by Haddo are embodied.

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