Genre
Coming of age, Young Adult novel
Setting and Context
High School and College, present time
Narrator and Point of View
Amy
Tone and Mood
Lonely, understanding, loving
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Amy, Antagonist: loneliness
Major Conflict
Amy doesn't think anyone will every understand how it is to be her, and will therefore be forever alone.
Climax
Matthew and Amy confessing their love for each other.
Foreshadowing
Amy taking a few steps in her relationship with Matthew is foreshadowed by how she is afraid of being vulnerable in the beginning of the book.
Understatement
Matthew's crush on Amy is understated, as it isn't taken seriously.
Allusions
The reader might have allusions to other texts written about people with disabilities.
Imagery
The image of Amy, her child and Matthew is important as they are finally united.
Paradox
A paradox Amy has to fight is "will she be forever alone", as this is her fear. She believes she can have friends, but no one that can really understand her situation and what she has been through.
Parallelism
There is a parallel line between Amy and Matthew, as he understands her, and is working through the same battles she is.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
