We've all heard the African proverb that says, "It takes a village to raise a child." The answer given in the novel Room by Emma Donoghue simply states: “If you have a village. But if you don't, maybe two people will do” (Donoghue 234). For Jack, Room is where he was born and has grown up for the past five years; it is his home and his world. Jack's "Ma", on the other hand, knows that the Room is not a house, rather, it is a prison. Since Ma's kidnapping seven years earlier, she has survived in her captor's backyard shed. This novel contains literary elements that are not only crucial to the story but also give it meaning. The point of view offers a powerful perspective for the audience, while the setting and atmosphere not only influence the characters, but evoke emotions and give the reader a mental image of their lives, and the impactful theme along with the conflict , both internal and internal. and external, are shown throughout the novel. The author chooses to write the novel through the eyes of the main character and narrator, Jack. Jack's perception of the world is confined to a three-meter-square room. His world consists only of the objects in his room and his mother. Due to his limited knowledge of the outside world, the narrator uses personification which allows the reader to see his life through his eyes. "Good night, lamp and balloon." I wait for my mother but she doesn't say anything anymore. “Goodnight Jeep and goodnight Remote. Goodnight, Carpet, and goodnight, Blanket, and goodnight, insects, and they don't bite. (Donoghue 61) In this passage, Jack is going through his nightly routine by saying goodnight to several objects in the room that are important to him. He is taught, through the choice of his Ma,...... middle of paper... something happened” (Donoghue 321). The room wasn't just a place for Jack; it was his life for the first five years. It was a place where something happened, something that would change the rest of his and Mom's lives. Emma Donoghue does a fantastic job of giving the audience perspective through the perspective of a child who survived life in a shed and is now experiencing life for the first time. The setting and atmosphere bring a real emotion to the reader that allows people to get a sense of what that kind of life might be like. Survival is a consistent theme that is shown throughout the novel. The conflicts faced by each character inspire the reader and make you think that maybe what we are going through right now might not be so bad. Works Cited Donoghue, Emma. ROOM. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 2010. Print.