The novel exposes the loss of innocence so frequently that reviewer R. A. Dave claims that because every character has to face, or even suffer defeat, the book takes on elements of a classical tragedy.
Roman ukazuje na gubitak nevinosti a recenzent R. A. Dave tvrdi da stoga jer se svaki lik mora suočiti ili pretrpjeti poraz, knjiga poprima elemente klasične tragedije.