The film focuses almost exclusively on heteronormative implications of teen pregnancy. It lacks meaningful inclusion of queer narratives or non-cisnormative gender identities.

The narrative disrupts the 'passive victim' trope by centering on Gaby Rodriguez’s intellectual agency. It critiques how gendered expectations impact the academic trajectories of female students.

A diverse cast of Black and Hispanic students illustrates how racial identity and socioeconomic status influence social stigma. The film avoids a monolithic, white-normative lens.

The film critiques the friction between individual agency and rigid American high school structures. It examines how pregnancy disrupts academic and socioeconomic mobility within these institutions.

There is no significant evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities serving as central plot drivers or being subjected to specific tropes.