Genre
Autobiography
Setting and Context
Rural Mississippi, during the mid-20th century
Narrator and Point of View
Anne Moody narrates the book in the first-person.
Tone and Mood
The tone is shocking; the mood is reflective.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Moody is the protagonist; sexism is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the book occurs when Moody documents how she became a part of the civil rights movement while she was at college.
Climax
The climax of the story is reached when it is exposed that Moody herself faced sexism while fighting for black civil rights.
Foreshadowing
Moody’s expression of her civil rights is foreshadowed by her determination for equality.
Understatement
The role of parental figures is understated throughout the book.
Allusions
The story alludes to the life of Anne Moody and how she shaped the civil rights movement.
Imagery
The imagery of protesting and resistance is present in the book.
Paradox
The fact that Moody faced sexism while campaigning for equal rights is an example of paradox in the story.
Parallelism
There is a parallel between Moody’s own life experiences and the stories documented in the book.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
