Genre
Graphic historical fiction
Setting and Context
Set in late 19th century Sierra Nevada Logging Camp
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tome is comical, and the mood is optimistic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Mei.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is when the boss sacks all the Chinese workers for boycotting the logging company.
Climax
The climax comes when Mei's imaginative tales play a critical role in healing after a tragedy hits the camp.
Foreshadowing
Their participation in a strike foreshadows all the Chinese employees' sacking from the logging company.
Understatement
Mei's imaginative stories are understated until a tragedy strikes the camp.
Allusions
The story alludes to anti-Chinese bigotry and inadequate chances and prospects for the female gender.
Imagery
Hearing imagery is depicted when children listen to Mei's imaginative stories about Auntie Po.
Paradox
The main paradox comes when Mei dresses like a boy but does not associate with boys.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The Pei Pei buffalo is personified.
