Hood Feminism Literary Elements

Hood Feminism Literary Elements

Genre

Non-fiction

Setting and Context

America in the 20th and 21st Century.

Narrator and Point of View

This text is written from the perspective of Mikki Kendall.

Tone and Mood

It is thought-provoking and insightful.

Protagonist and Antagonist

There are not clear protagonists or antagonists in this non-fiction book.

Major Conflict

The major conflict in this text is Kendall's attempt to expose some ironies of feminism in the modern-day.

Climax

There is no clear climax in the text.

Foreshadowing

Kendall foreshadows the subjects of the text with a story about her grandmother in the introduction.

Understatement

Real issues such as housing, hunger, and education are often understated by feminists, according to Kendall.

Allusions

Kendall alludes to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Imagery

N/A

Paradox

Feminism is supposedly about female rights, but Kendall argues that many women are excluded from the movement.

Parallelism

The experiences of black and white women and feminism are paralleled and shown to be different.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

Jim Crow is used as a metonym for an era of racism and segregation in America.

Personification

N/A

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