Genre
Autobiographical book
Setting and Context
The book is written in the context of Elizabeth Wurtzel’s personal life.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is horrific, and the mood is depressing and disheartening.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The narrator is the protagonist of the book.
Major Conflict
The major conflict happened when Elizabeth's parents divorced, and her life sank into depression.
Climax
The climax comes when people become more aware of mental health and the preventive and curative measures that should be taken to ensure safety.
Foreshadowing
The use of the Prozac drug foreshadowed Elizabeth's confidence to face her mental health with courage.
Understatement
Mental health is understated among people. According to Elizabeth, all people should be aware that depression is real, and they must be prepared how to handle the situation when it arises.
Allusions
The story alludes to Elizabeth’s struggle with her mental health.
Imagery
Elizabeth's struggle with depression is made visible to readers through sight imagery. For instance, she explains her psychological breakdown whenever her condition worsened.
Paradox
The main satire is that people using the Prozac drug are stigmatized instead of given support and encouragement.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
‘Prozac Nation’ refers to the solution to mental health and depression.
Personification
N/A
