Genre
A memoir
Setting and Context
The memoir is set during the jazz era in the 21st century.
Narrator and Point of View
The memoir is written in the first-person narrative.
Tone and Mood
The tone is thoughtful, and the mood is impulsive.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Jefferson and no antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is when Jefferson discerns the American culture.
Climax
The climax comes when Margo Jefferson appreciates diversity.
Foreshadowing
Economic challenges and lack of opportunities foreshadow immigration to the United States of America.
Understatement
n/a
Allusions
The story alludes to historical figures such as W.E.B Dubois and Willa Cathe.
Imagery
The author describes the sweating during Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's performances to depict a sense of sight. The imagery is significant because it shows how the audience views the two performers. For instance, the author says, Fitzgerald's sweat "dots her brow and drips, even pours down her cheeks, dampens her pressed and curled hair." On the other hand, Armstrong uses a white handkerchief to wipe his sweat. Therefore, the audience concludes that Fitzgerald is a working-class person while Armstrong is ritualistic.
Paradox
There is a verbal irony when Jefferson says her mother is still dying. On the contrary, Jefferson knows that her mother died four years ago.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between Jefferson’s assertions about the novelist and the motivation for writing the criticism.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
n/a
Personification
The monster is personified when the author gives it human abilities to think and see what is happening around it.
