Genre
Autobiographical novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of Kobabe’s early life
Narrator and Point of View
First-person point of view
Tone and Mood
Enlightening, reflective, and confident
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Maia Kobabe.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Maia's transition from childhood into adulthood and the lack of proper information about menstruation.
Climax
The climax comes when the narrator conducts sexual experiments to exploit her sexuality and identity.
Foreshadowing
Maia's confusion about her sexuality is foreshadowed by a lack of information about individuality and what to expect at maturity.
Understatement
Gender freedom is understated in the novel.
Allusions
The story alludes to sexuality and individual discovery.
Imagery
The description of Maia's self-discovery depicts sight imagery which helps readers see the challenges a girl goes through during self-discovery, especially when she starts seeing her periods for the first time.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
There is parallelism between sexuality and self-discovery.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Menstruation is a synonymy for puberty.
Personification
N/A
