1. A Literary Analysis by: Maddison Holcomb
John Green
A Literary Analysis by:
Maddison Holcomb

2. Adolescence
Defining moments
Controversial, influential, heavily debated topics
Hardships develop characters
Thesis:
John Green addresses controversial and relevant issues in his writing to demonstrate the adolescent path to maturity and self-acceptance.

3. Who Is John Green? Born august 24th, 1977
Orlando, Florida and Birmingham, Alabama

4. Growing up Never focused on writing Nerdy, insecure, introverted
Coworker at Booklist Magazine, Ilene Cooper struck inspiration
Ideas derive from personal interest(s)

5. “These characters mix with questions that interest and/or haunt me
“These characters mix with questions that interest and/or haunt me. That’s where my books start, really. They begin at the intersection between people I’m imagining and questions that bug me.” John Green How does this statement epitomize john green’s style?

6. Looking for alaska
Miles Halter: unsocial, new student, makes friends and finds love
Concepts of love, isolation, and death
Connection to theme of finding oneself through despair

7. Paper Towns Quentin Jacobsen finds BFF Margo Roth
Unsocial, unpopular, deep-thinker
materialistic students, discrimination, fear of an unknown future
Connects to theme of self-acceptance

8. The Fault in our Stars Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters
Life threatening conditions, fall in love
Love, heartbreak, grief, innocence
Relationship to theme

9. Summary Youth/innocence transforming into adulthood
Modern era writer, modern era topics
Personal experience
Green’s overall appeal/style

10. Why do I consider green a “great american author?”
Realistic and relatable likeable characters he “gets it” about growing up

11. Works Cited
“John Green” FamousAuthors.org. N.p., Web. 13 March 2015.
Green, John. Looking For Alaska. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group, Print.
Green, John. Paper Towns. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group, Print.
Green, John. The Fault in our Stars: Penguin Young Readers Group, Print.
Lustfuka, alan. John Green’s Biography web Feb