Genre
Historical fiction
Setting and Context
Set in La Jolla, Southern California
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is candid, and the mood is reflective.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The main character is Mirabelle, and the antagonist is Noelle.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is between Mirabelle and her obsession with skincare and beauty.
Climax
The climax comes when Mirabelle finally comes to La Jolla, Southern California, to confront her disconnect with her deceased mother.
Foreshadowing
Noelle's death foreshadows Mirabelle's reality with her skincare obsession.
Understatement
Rogue is understated when the narrator says it offers otherworldly spa treatments because, in reality, it pursues the "Self Magnificent Self" of clients.
Allusions
n/a
Imagery
Mirabelle's description of a man resembling a Hollywood monarch depicts a sense of sight.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Mirabelle and her mother are obsessed with beauty, but they are physically disconnected.
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between Mirabelle's statement about her desire for skin care and her mother's decision to co-own the Rogue Spa.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
n/a
Personification
Rouge Spa is personified when the narrator says it attracts clients even without their consent
