Genre
Fiction
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of the people and places of the South.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person-narrative
Tone and Mood
Suspicious, reflective
Protagonist and Antagonist
Elizabeth in 'A Country Girl' and The girl in 'How Far She Went."
Major Conflict
The major conflict in ‘How Far She Went’ is when the rebel had constant clashes and fell prey to the biker gang that threatened to kill her.
Climax
The climax is in 'A Clear View of the Southern Sky', where women have the freedom of doing what they want to exploit their potentials.
Foreshadowing
Women’s freedom foreshadows their independence and success.
Understatement
The girl 'How Far She Went' first understated her grandmother's love towards her. However, when the gang kidnapped the girl, her grandmother did everything to save her. Therefore, the girl understood that her grandmother loved her so much.
Allusions
The stories allude to family ties and the power of a woman.
Imagery
The images of Mrs. Harris’ studio and the paintings in ‘A Country Girl’ depict sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the old fashioned grandmother did the unthinkable to kill her do intentionally to save her granddaughter from the gang.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The 'dog' that is killed is a metonymy referring to sacrifice to save the girl.
Personification
N/A
