Breakfast at Tiffany’s, by Truman Capote, was published in 1958. Paper Towns, by John Green, was published in 2008. The authors do not have much in common―except both being white American males: they did not write or publish at the same time;...

The English language is slightly limited when it comes to “love”. Love is the only word that the language offers to describe, well, love. Despite people loving certain people (or things) in different ways--the love a best friend receives is...

In the novel, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by David Levithan and John Green, there are many significant characters. In some novels this becomes confusing, however in Will Grayson, Will Grayson, each character is introduced in a memorable way, and...

Banned and challenged books and their explicit content for adolescents have always been a controversial topic of debate among education and relating communities in which certain texts may be challenged or banned due to their content being “...

The Art of Taxidermy (2018), written by Sharon Kernot, and Looking for Alaska, (2005) written by John Green both delve into the themes of escapism and guilt by developing them through characterisation. The Art of Taxidermy follows Lottie as she...

Young adult novels set at boarding schools typically feature protagonists that encounter trials not necessarily representative of life outside of fiction on their journey towards adulthood. Rather, these texts amplify struggles and cause problems...

Self-destructive behavior runs rampant in this book written by John Green. According to psychologists, self-destructive behavior is used as a coping mechanism when one is overwhelmed. In this novel, this type of response is seen mostly in Miles...

“After. Nothing is ever the same” (Green 12). After the worst day of Alaska Young’s life, her whole world is turned upside down and rearranged. John Green’s novel, Looking for Alaska, demonstrates the power and importance that death, suffering,...