In literature there are many types of devices used to impact the reader and improve the quality of the story. Many authors can go about using these devices in various ways, but all ultimately add to the storyline of the book. In analysis of the literary devices used in the thought-provoking novel, Bronx Masquerade, by Nikki Grimes, one could see how the various types of conflict, such as man vs. society, man vs. self, and man vs. man, effect the reader and each character emotionally. To begin, in this novel the conflicts of man vs. society and man vs. self go hand in hand to effect the reader and characters in the story. One character, Diondra, is very tall, so society expects her to play basketball and stereotypes her to be athletic. This