IRB Culminating

IRB Culminating
Project
Project
By :: Mackenzie
By Mackenzie
Rodriguez
Rodriguez
 Setting of
Setting of the
the novel
Novel

The setting of the novel Felix Ever After would

be a seasonal New York City.

Quote : “Looking out over the New York City

skyline of skyscrapers and blinking lights.”

Chapter 9 (nine) Song : International Love

Artist : Pitbull ft. Chris Brown

 Principal Conflict
Principal Conflict

The principal conflict would be that Felix is trying to

figure life out as he gets older, as he overcomes
hardships and his relationship with his best friend
Ezra.

Quote: It feels like we’ve got all of the rest of time to

kiss like this, to be together, to love one another.

Song : Rise Up

Chapter 25 (twenty- five)

Artist : Andra Day
 Main Character
Main Character

The main character of the novel Felix Ever After

is Felix Love.

Quote : “What does it feel like, to love someone

so much that you’re willing to publicly bare your
heart and soul with a black Sharpie? What is it
like to even love someone at all? My name is
Felix Love, but I’ve never actually been in love. I
don’t know. The irony actually kind of fucks with
Song : Love
my head sometimes.”

Chapter 1 (one) Artist : Keyshia Cole

 Protagonist
Protagonist

The protagonist of the novel Felix Ever After is

Ezra, he is Felix Bestfriend and Boyfriend.

Quote : “ Ezra is my boyfriend, and that he’ll

beat the crap out of anyone who tries to fuck
with me again.”
Song : As the World Caves in
Chapter 25 (twenty-five)

Artist : Sarah Cothran

 Theme
Theme

Learn from things you've done, trust your gut. Love

yourself alway and forever, no one is going to be
there except for you, no one is going to love you more
than you love yourself, you know you better than
anyone would ever will. Trust and love yourself, lead
yourself in a place where you will be happy, loved and
safe. Song : Save Your Tears

Artist : The Weeknd

 Summary
Summary
Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the
irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy
Book : Felix Ever After
for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that, even though he
is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that he’s one
Author : Kacen Callender marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender—to ever get his
own happily-ever-after.

When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic

messages—after publicly posting Felix’s deadname alongside images of him
before he transitioned—Felix comes up with a plan for revenge. What he
didn’t count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi–love triangle....

But as he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of

questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine his most important
relationship: how he feels about himself.

Felix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in
love, and recognizing the love you deserve.