Genre
Young Adult
Setting and Context
The 2010's, Atlanta, Georgia
Narrator and Point of View
Told through the point of view of narrator Simon Spier
Tone and Mood
Solemn, hard, jovial, musical, happy, revealing, relief, mystical, and mysterious
Protagonist and Antagonist
Simon vs. his classmates + his sexuality
Major Conflict
The conflict between Simon and his sexuality, Simon and his mean classmates, and Simon and his struggle to find Blue
Climax
When Simon and Blue kiss on the ferris wheel
Foreshadowing
Blue's identity is foreshadowed early in the book by their conversations in school and online
Simon's coming out is foreshadowed very early
Understatement
The negative and harmful power of homophobia is consistently understated throughout the book. Also, Simon's inner struggles are understated.
Allusions
Allusions to popular culture, films, the internet, apps, technology, the Bible, mythology, books, and history
Imagery
Scenes involving mentions of dementors
"My Heart Jumped at the Sight of Blue"
Paradox
Simon is gay, yet he dated a girl.
Parallelism
No significant instances of parallelism
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Gay and homosexual as ways of referring to broad groups
Personification
"My Heart Jumped at the Sight of Blue"
