Genre
Coming of Age in Mississippi is a nonfiction autobiography.
Narrator
The narrator of the autobiography is Anne Moody.
Protagonist
Anne Moody is also the protagonist of Coming of Age in Mississipp.
Point of View
The autobiography has a first person, subjective point of view.
Tone
The tone of Coming of Age in Mississippi is serious.
Tense
The autobiography is delivered in the past tense.
Setting (Time & Place)
Coming of Age in Mississippi is set from the Mid-1940s to the early 1960s and is set in Mississippi, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge.
Major Conflict
The major conflict Anne Moody faces in Coming of Age in Mississipi is the struggle to overcome racial inequality.