Will Grayson Themes

Another theme heavily shown throughout the book is people are defined by the choices they make. Ben left his little sister Sissy to die even though he may have been able to save her, because he left her therefore he now vows to not run from danger/things that scare him. On top of that, Cassie promised Sammy that she would find him, and because she made that promise she will stop at nothing to be with him again.

Themes: The theme of this novel is to give a second chance in love. Mia and Adam broke up and 3 years later they met up in a concert and realized they still had feelings for each

One theme in The Road is paternal love; this is the relationship between the father and his son. Their bond plays a powerful part in the novel and impacts the decisions made during their journey. The two protagonists remain unnamed in the book, giving their familial relationship their full identity. This makes their relationship relatable to any parent and child bond outside of the novel.

The main characters of the book are George and Lennie. Even though these two seem to have each other, they are both lonesome in a way. Lennie's mental retardation isolates him from many people. George is the only person he can spend time with and many times their relationship is more then just friendship, but dependency. George feels responsible for Lennie, but knows he would be better off without him. George has to look after Lennie and clean up the messes

There is also the theme of love in this story between a group of women. Walker tells people that it is ok to love women because they are the same as the other women in the fact that they just want to be safe and loved. There is a controversial

theme of how the important characters as vehicles to convey the theme familial love and

To begin, important theme that runs through the novel is the idea strong female characters like Taylor and Lou Ann. Furthermore, Taylor does not care about a man in her life and tries her best to do everything in her

The two main characters are best friends, George Milton and Lennie Small who are poor homeless migrant workers, doomed to a life of wandering and toil in which they are never able to reap the fruits of their labour and are on the run looking for a job. George is a "small and quick," man, who may sometimes seem like he dislikes Lennie's company, but in actually is very devoted to him. Lennie is "a huge man," who is somewhat mentally retarded, and reveres George's every word. Their main ambition is to "get the jack together," purchase a few acres of land they can call their own, "an' live off the fatta the lan'. This is their dream and their dream, however, cannot exist without friendship. The constant repetition of the way things will be is what keeps the dream alive in Lennie. George needs Lennie just as much as Lennie needs him, which is apparent at the end of the novel. When George kills Lennie, he also kills the friendship, which results in the death of the dream within him.

The book starts with Will talking about himself, he is a pilot who crashed a plane three times .Will survived the plane accident three times but this time he lies in the hospital and in coma. While he is on coma Will talks about himself, about the past. Will has two nieces Annie and Suzanne. After the accident Annie comes to visit him at the hospital there Annie has a friend her name is Eva and she is a nurse. Eva tells Annie to talk with her uncle because it is good for him and probably he can hear everything so she begins to talk with him and tell her stories and everything about what happens to her. Annie has a younger sister Suzanne, she is a model who has been disappeared for a long time with Netmaker Gus. The reason why Annie came to Toronto was to find her sister. Will talks about his friends Joe and Gregor and about his problem with alcohol. Will talks about Marius a person who is involved in drugs and trafficking. Marius threated him because of Suzanne. Marius beats Will and breaks his leg. Will plans to kill Marius, he shoots him but he does not die. While will lies in hospital and in coma Annie continues to tell him about herself and Suzanne. Annie is trying to find out what has happened to her sister and Gus while she is searching

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is desire. To many of the characters, it was the one urge that they could never overcome. One

There are many important themes in this novel including the importance of loyalty and friendship. The friendship that George and Lennie share forms the central part of the novel. The two men are different from all of the other characters in the story and Lennie sums this up when he states ‘I got you

The author both foreshadows the major conflict in this novel and gives us a better understanding of Cole's character in just three words when he replies to a comment from his sidekick, Rawlins. Rawlins has failed to win the affection of a girl he likes, and claims that "She ain't worth it," and that "None of em are" (10). John Grady replies simply, "Yes they are" (10). In this line, readers learn several things. Included are the facts that Cole likes women, and that he is willing to endure greater challenges than some men would for love. One can infer from these facts that John Grady is a romantic because of this attitude--for Cole, love is worth some suffering. Some readers may also deduce, from these three words, that our protagonist is not afraid to speak his mind in the face of a differing opinion--Cole is a character who means what he says and says what he means. These three words presage the coming conflict in this novel which involves his great suffering over his love for a woman. These three words set John Grady up as a romantic or tragic hero.

The postmodern style of writing John Kennedy Toole, makes so that the various cast of the characters in the story are much closer to people in real life making this book a perfect case to study and relate to characters of people across the world .

Motifs, which are repeated in the novel, are loneliness, friendship, strength and weakness. Men like George who migrate from farm to farm are often alone. As the story develops, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife all confess their deep loneliness. Each of these characters searches for a friend, someone to help them measure the world, as Crooks says. For George, the hope of such friendship dies with Lennie.

In Nick Hornby’s novel, About a Boy, Will Freeman is one of the main characters that went through a significant change throughout the novel. In the beginning, Will Freeman is a selfish and arrogant character. He enjoys the lavish life of a wealthy bachelor; he does not work and lives by himself. Then, Will Freeman meets Marcus, a very quirky twelve-year-old boy. Despite their differences, Will and Marcus are able to develop a bond. As the plot goes on, Will starts to demonstrate some character development; he starts to care for others and become self-conscious about his choices and actions. In his novel, About a Boy, Nick Hornby illustrates a character development through Will Freeman having no purpose in life to finding one.