Genre
A social and biographical book
Setting and Context
Written in the context of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Instructive, buoyant, hopeful and encouraging
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is that despite Ginsburg being born in an affluent neighborhood in New York, she faced discrimination while growing up because she was of Jewish origin.
Climax
The climax comes when Ginsburg goes against the odds of racism and gender discrimination to become the second woman Justice of the U.S.'s Supreme Court and fights for women's rights.
Foreshadowing
Ginsburg's hurdles and challenges are foreshadowed by her Jewish origin and being a woman in a male-dominated society.
Understatement
The ability of a woman is understated. When Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a second female justice in the U.S.’s Supreme Court, she proved her competence by winning several cases and confidently fighting for women’s rights.
Allusions
The story alludes to the challenges women face as they pursue their dreams due to gender discrimination and patriarchy.
Imagery
Hearing imagery is depicted when the author writes, "Some of the community realized the sense of belonging that came from hearing a Yiddish radio station playing popular dramas such as bei tate-mames tish (Round the family table) or musical programs like Yiddish Melodies in Swing – though not Celia who saw Yiddish as the language of the Old World."
Paradox
The main paradox is the hypocrisy of religion. For instance, there is hatred between the Jews and the Catholics.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Patriarchy is personified as oppressive.
