Genre
Biographical book
Setting and Context
Written in the context of Ginsburg's legal career
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Inspirational, informative, optimistic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the central character in the book.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is that women have limited rights to property ownership, voting, freedom and political participation.
Climax
The climax comes when Ginsburg successfully fights for the rights of women-. The modern-day woman in America enjoys rights and all other privileges because Ginsburg relentlessly fought against women's oppression.
Foreshadowing
The reduction of voting discrimination against women is foreshadowed by the case of Selby County v. Holder, in which Ginsburg used the opportunity to free women from oppression.
Understatement
The power of a woman is understated in society. Ginsburg proved that given equal opportunities, women could perform efficiently in every sector.
Allusions
The story alludes to discrimination against women based on meaningless traditions.
Imagery
One of the most predominant imageries used by the author is the badge of inferiority in the case Appellant Reed v. Reed of 1971. The imagery shows readers why men traditionally won cases against women. Women are simply seen as inferior.
Paradox
The main paradox is that women are discriminated against based on traditions backed by law to favor men.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The minority group is a metonymy for the unprivileged in society based on gender and color.
Personification
N/A
