Genre
Memoir
Setting and Context
the United States (particuarly Minnesota) from Amy Klobuchar's birth in 1960 to the present day.
Narrator and Point of View
told through Klobuchar's point of view.
Tone and Mood
Ruminative, Mysterious, Triumphant, Fun, Solemn, and Inventive
Protagonist and Antagonist
There is no clear protagonist/antagonist structure in the book.
Major Conflict
Klobuchar's early struggle to deal with struggles within her family and, later, her struggle to "make it" in politics.
Climax
This is a non-fiction book that has no climax.
Foreshadowing
This is a non-fiction book and doesn't utilize foreshadowing.
Understatement
The extent to which Amy helped her father become sober is understated throughout the book.
Allusions
To Klobuchar's family history, the history of Minnesota and the United States, geography, popular culture, and religion.
Imagery
Klobuchar uses intense imagery to paint a picture of her father's alcoholism, for example.
Paradox
Klobuchar grew up fairly modestly but obtained one of the most powerful positions in the United States.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
US = The United States of America.
Personification
Minnesota and the U.S. are personified often throughout Klobuchar's book.
