Genre
Short stories
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of immigrants.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Paradoxical, Depressing, Anxious
Protagonist and Antagonist
Yunior is the main character.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is when Yunior cheats on his girlfriend with Cassandra. His girlfriend changes behavior and distances herself from him, and he fears that he might lose her.
Climax
The climax is when Rafa manages to kiss Nilda and officially makes her his girlfriend.
Foreshadowing
Yunior’s cheating on his first girlfriend foreshadows his troublesome romantic relationships in later years.
Understatement
Same sex relationships are understated.
Allusions
Throughout the book, romantic relationships are alluded to.
Imagery
The imagery of sexual relationships dominate the text.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the novel positively paints hearsay.
Parallelism
The romantic relationships are parallel to each other in the entire novel.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Fear is personified as a monster.
