Genre
Graphic Novel
Setting and Context
Set in 2015 in modern-day Portland, Oregon.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is enthusiastic, and the mood is confident.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Astrid, and the antagonist is Rachel.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is between Astrid and Rachel. Rachel hates Astrid, and she often talks ill of her. When Nicole and Rachel become friends and start talking ill about Astrid, she confronts them and gives them her piece of mind.
Climax
The climax comes when Rainbow Bite congratulates Astrid at the end when she becomes a heroic skater.
Foreshadowing
The first interaction with Bite foreshadows her motivation to become a successful skater.
Understatement
Rachel understates Astrid when referring to her as an incompetent young girl.
Allusions
The novel alludes to Nancy Chumin’s story “Manjhi Moves a Mountain,” which shows that nothing is impossible when one is determined to achieve a particular goal.
Imagery
The entire book is graphical showing readers every event that takes place. For instance, Astrid’s mother tells her, “Tonight, we are having an evening of cultural enlightenment.” The pictures that follow show the roller derby activities.
Paradox
The primary paradox is that Nicole joins hands with Astrid’s enemy to ridicule her.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Astrid personifies the library when she says it is her only companion in times of sorrow.
