Genre
Young adult novel
Setting and Context
Set in 2016
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Informative and reflective
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is 18-year-old Amanda Hardy.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is when Amanda realizes that she is transgender at eight.
Climax
The climax comes when Amanda decides to tell Bee about her sexual identity in her new school. Bee is also transgender, and Amanda feels comfortable discussing her sexuality.
Foreshadowing
Grant's unconditional love for her foreshadows Amanda's self-acknowledgement.
Understatement
Amanda understated Bee's ability to betray her when she openly told her that she was transgender. One day, Bee announces to the entire school that Bee is transgender.
Allusions
The story alludes to the challenges mixed-gender people go through in life.
Imagery
The scenes at the bathroom where Bee confronts Amanda depict sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Amanda is happily welcomed by her friend when she decides to go back and finish her final year in Lambertville despite knowing that she is transgender.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
LGBTQ is used as a metonymy for transgender.
Personification
Mixed-gender interaction is incarnated as brutal.
