Genre

Historical fiction; war novel; coming-of-age novel

Narrator

Third person omniscient

Point of view

The story is told from Annemarie Johansen's point of view

Tone

Introspective; serious; matter-of-fact

Tense

Immediate past tense

Protagonist

Annemarie Johansen

Climax

Ellen and the others escape as Annemarie races against time and bad odds to her uncle's boat to deliver the crucial important packet

Falling action

Uncle Henrik delivers his passengers to Sweden safely; Mrs. Johansen and her daughters return home; the war ends; Annemarie anticipates Ellen's return

Foreshadowing

Often, whatever Annemarie hopes will not happen is what occurs. Little Red Riding-Hood foreshadows Annemarie's own trip through the forest