1. THEME
   1. What are the central ideas in the novel? Does the ket incident draw on these ideas?
   2. Is the theme specific to the novel/ does it echo universal ideas?
2. CHARACTER- ISATION
   1. Who's involved in the key incident?
   2. Characters: major? minor?
3. NARRATIVE
   1. Narrator - who tells the story? Any special use on purpose? Any transition in narratives?
   2. 1st person? 2nd person? 3rd person?
4. PLOT
   1. How does the incident affect the action of the novel? Why is it important?
5. STRUCTURE
   1. Is the incident a key point in the structure of the novel? When does it occur?
   2. How the author connect it with before and after events?
6. SETTING
   1. Time/period/place - are any of these a focus of the novel? Any transition on purpose?
   2. Where/when does the incident occur?