Bad Feminist Literary Elements

Bad Feminist Literary Elements

Genre

Nonfiction

Setting and Context

There is no setting as it is a nonfiction book.

Narrator and Point of View

Roxanne Gay narrates the book in the third-person.

Tone and Mood

The tone is challenging; the mood is optimistic.

Protagonist and Antagonist

Roxanne Gay is the protagonist; sexism is the antagonist.

Major Conflict

The major conflict of the book occurs when Gay splits her arguments into five key areas and carefully analyzes the impact of each.

Climax

The climax of the book is reached when Gay controversially states that her book is not really about feminism, despite the title and subject.

Foreshadowing

The announcement that the book is about empathy and humanity is foreshadowed by Gay's beliefs.

Understatement

The role of pop culture is understated throughout the novel.

Allusions

The story alludes to the unexpected things a feminist can enjoy, while still remaining a feminist.

Imagery

There is no imagery as it is a nonfiction book.

Paradox

The fact that Roxanne Gay explores things that would shock many feminists, yet is a feminist herself is an example of paradox in the story.

Parallelism

There is a parallel between Gay's own experiences and the arguments set out in the book.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

N/A

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