Genre
Young adult novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of transgender love
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Enlightening, optimistic, buoyant
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central characters are Logan Witherspoon and Sage Hendricks.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Logan and Sage, who reveals that she is transgender.
Climax
The climax comes when Logan breaks up with his girlfriend.
Foreshadowing
Sage's physical harm and hospitalization are foreshadowed by her school's lack of transgender representation.
Understatement
Logan underestimates the power of love. For instance, when he breaks up with his girlfriend, Logan thinks he will never love again. But later, he falls in love with Sage.
Allusions
The story alludes to the significance of transgender education and tolerance.
Imagery
Sight imagery is depicted when the author describes the party at the University of Missouri.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Logan loves Sage but ends his relationship because she is transgender.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Love is personified as controlling.
