Genre
Autobiographical book
Setting and Context
The book is set in South Central and is written in the context of the narrator’s experiences.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative.
Tone and Mood
The tone is thoughtful, and the mood is sanguine.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Tiffany Haddish and there is no antagonist.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Tiffany’s childhood and her ambitions to rise and succeed in life.
Climax
The climax comes when Tiffany beats all the odds in her life to become a successful comedian and actress.
Foreshadowing
Tiffany’s success in her life and career are foreshadowed by her undying determination, perseverance, and hard work.
Understatement
The narrator’s potential to become a meaningful and successful person in life while growing up is understated.
Allusions
n/a
Imagery
Smell imagery is depicted when students tell Tiffany that she stinks like onions.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Tiffany’s biological father disregards his parental responsibility.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between Tiffany’s mother insanity and the automobile accident that disrupted her life.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The smell of onions is used as a metonymy for intimidation.
Personification
n/a
