Genre
Autobiography
Setting and Context
Kobe’s life in modern America
Narrator and Point of View
Kobe is the first-person narrator.
Tone and Mood
Inspirational, insightful, gratified, introspective.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Kobe Bryant - Protagonist
Major Conflict
Kobe Bryant reflects on his non-conflicting family life and life as a professional basketball player.
Climax
Kobe Bryant’s realization of his dreams of being a top-notch basketball player.
Foreshadowing
Kobe Bryant mostly utilizes flashbacks to describe his journey in professional basketball.
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
Kobe Bryant alludes to art (films) by elucidating how they shape his mindset.
Imagery
Kobe Bryant is meticulous because he follows a thoroughgoing schedule and still manages to excel as a family man and a qualified basketballer.
Kobe Bryant employs approaches that make him competitive.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
Bryant balances his parallel lives: as a father and athlete, he cannot delegate his roles because they require him to fulfill them personally. His parallel routine is expectable.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The Mamba denotes fierceness/resilience.
Personification
Mamba (a snake) is personified to depict Kobe Bryant.
