Setting: location is countryside in England. Time is future.
Point of view: omniscient
Conflict: Stanley Pickle vs. himself
Symbol: outside of the house is a symbol of freedom. toys scattered in his room are symbols of his deep attachment to his happy childhood with his parents.
Irony: He can live a happy life with his parents, but they are dying.
Climax: Stanley Pickle's parents who was moved mechanically by spring stopped.
Theme: To lose valuable person is very bitter experience for everyone, but we have to come to terms with death.