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.