Genre
Drama.
Language
English
Setting and Context
Brooklyn during the 2000s.
Narrator and Point of View
Characters narrate their parts using first-person voices.
Tone and Mood
Argumentative and comical.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Nina is the protagonist, whereas Miles is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
Nina and Miles effectively handling their newest role as parents.
Climax
Miles and Nina’s relocation to a new block.
Foreshadowing
Miles predicts their newborn daughter’s first word: ‘f*ck.’
Understatement
Miles feels that the procreation of their baby is a mess because of the strain they are experiencing after her birth.
Allusions
Son alludes to contemporary culture.
Imagery
Nina and Miles's matrimony epitomizes racial diversity.
The imageries of insecurity in Brooklyn are pertinent.
Nina’s attempts to balance new motherhood and her career mirror the challenges of modern-day working mothers in America.
Paradox
Miles describes sex as if it is not enjoyable.
Parallelism
N/A
Personification
N/A
Use of Dramatic Devices
At the beginning of each scene, stage directions provide imageries of the tension in Nina and Miles’ home and the happenings there.
The lullaby which Miles and Nina sing for their newborn daughter is dramatic.
