This is especially difficult when the novel claims to be an autobiography on several occasions. At the beginning of the novel, there is a section within the poem "Tuesday" where Geryon's mother is talking on the phone with a friend of Geryon's. She said: “Geryon? Very good, he is here working on his autobiography” (34). In later chapters, the narrator also discusses the use of photographs to piece together Geryon's autobiography. These examples tease the mind because they allow the reader to entertain the idea that because the word “autobiography” is mentioned in the text, it is one. The key here is to recognize that referring to a piece of writing, such as an autobiography, does not make it one. Although Autobiography of Red interacts with the concepts of autobiographical writing, it follows a structure closer to the novel.