Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of coming of age
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Disheartening, sad, hopeless
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Sequoyah.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is that Sequoyah is left under foster care because his mother is a drug addict, and the father is an absentee. Therefore, the boy grows up with identity crisis and confusion.
Climax
The climax comes when Sequoyah ends up in Troutt’s family, where he meets Rosemary, who gives him comfort and encouragement.
Foreshadowing
The accusations of stealing against Rosemary foreshadows her suicide.
Understatement
The impact of drug addiction is understated. The protagonist’s mother is an alcoholic and drug addict. Therefore, she abandons her son to foster care.
Allusions
The story alludes to the negative impacts of drug abuse in families.
Imagery
The images of depression, identity crisis, and suffering paint the environment the protagonist grows in.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Rosemary commits suicide for a crime she never committed.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between substance abuse and mental instability.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
