Moxie

Explore the #MeToo movement, especially as it gained momentum in 2017, and discuss how the themes and ideas of Moxie fit with and feed into this cultural movement. You might wish to analyze and discuss the frameworks, language, and tools used by feminists protesting sexual harassment and assault in real-life workplaces and compare this to the modes of activism discussed in the novel.

Research the Riot Grrrls and discuss what that background adds to Moxie’s modeling of modern, fourth-wave feminism. You may wish to analyze the contributions as well as the critique the novel offers on this moment, particularly intersectional issues such as how third-wave feminism and the Riot Grrrls often excluded women of color.

Consider Moxie as a coming-of-age story and discuss how the conventional dramatic arc of a character’s awakening and subsequent quest provides structure to the novel. You might further discuss how the conventions of the epic quest, such as commitment, the solo journey, mentors, guides, foils, and the monstrous opponents, are represented in the novel.