Literary Devices in Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Like most teens, Georgia spends her time circulating between school and home. There are occasional visits to the market or a friend's house, but home and school are the two places she spends the mo...
Narrator Point of View
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is Georgia's diary, so it's all Georgia all the time—her story, her words, and her opinions. Because of this, we get to know this quirky teen super well. S...
Genre
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is young adult lit through and through. It's written as the diary of a fourteen-year-old girl, and fourteen-year-olds should have absolutely no trouble relat...
Tone
We're reading Georgia's diary, which means the tone of this book is honest through and through. She isn't trying to impress anyone or thinking about getting published—the pages of this book are w...
Writing Style
If you've read the "Tone" section already, then you know this book is epistolary. Specifically, it's written as a series of diary entries penned by one Georgia Nicolson, and since she's only fourte...
What's Up With the Title?
Seeing that Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is a bit of a list, let's take it step by step. First, a breakdown of key terms:Angus is Georgia's crazy cat, a beast of a creature without whom...
What's Up With the Epigraph?
A Note From Georgia: Hello, American-type chums! (Perhaps you say "Howdy" in America—I don't know—but then I'm not really sure where Tibet is either, or my lipstick.)I'm writing this special me...
What's Up With the Ending?
Georgia and Robbie are finally together. It's pretty much all Georgia's wanted throughout the book, and the victory is certainly sweet… And then Georgia's mother informs her they're going to New...
Tough-o-Meter
Minus a few English colloquialisms, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging goes down without a fight. The plot is easy to follow because of Georgia's funny and clear narration—and since she's on...
Plot Analysis
Georgy GirlIn the exposition phase, we meet Georgia Nicolson, a British teen who lives with her family, none of whom seem to understand that she's growing up. She wears a bra already, for Pete's s...
Trivia
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging has a film adaptation called Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging that was released in 2008. And guess what? Georgia is played by an actress named Georgia.
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Steaminess Rating
This book is all about making out. Heck, the title even mentions kissing and a certain breed of ladies' underwear, so bodies and their interactions are definitely on the table. Plus, much as Georgi...
Allusions
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1.83) Guy Fawkes (4.426)Colin Firth (1.83)Ester Rantzen (2.165)Neighbors (5.532)Rolf Harris (7.737)Denise Van Outen (12.1072)