Angry Black White Boy Literary Elements

Biography, African literature, Anti-racist novel.

The setting of the novel is Boston, New York.

The narrator of the novel is Macon Detornay, who is a white boy and who loves being among the black community. The story has been narrated from his point of view. He hates the whites for mistreating the blacks.

Satirical, Angry, Ironic, Anxious, Scornful.

The protagonist of the novel is Macon Detornay.

The major conflict in the story is between the protagonist and the whites. Although Macon is a white boy, he is at war with the whites because of their prejudice against the blacks. He works as a taxi driver in disguise and harasses the whites for their mistreatment of the blacks.

The climax comes in the story when Macon becomes a taxi driver.

There is a foreshadowing about the hollow attempt of getting justice by Macon.

The understatement in the novel is that a mere apology cannot be the alternate of injustices.

There are allusions to riots, King, racism, killing, prejudice and gun have been employed by the writer.

There are images of death, racism, school, riots, tattoo and terrorism.

The paradox in the novel is that Macon is a white boy but he detests the whites and loves the blacks. He attempts to take revenge on the whites in every possible way. He considers blacks as his friends while he takes whites as his enemies.

There is a parallel between Macon's love for blacks and his hatred towards whites. As his love for blacks increases, his detestation for whites also escalates.

An example of synecdoche is 'racism' which represents the prejudice against the blacks and the mistreatment by the whites.

Love and hate have been personified in the story. Love has been personified through the character of the protagonist while the hate has been personified by the whites.