The main characters in The Abundance Of Katherine's by John Green consist of Collin (the main character),
his 19 ex’s all named Katherine, Hassan (Collins best friend), and Lindsey who
plays a big part but doesn’t come in till later. I chose these people as the
main characters because they all play a big role, in the message being
portrayed or the theme.
The setting takes place in a small town called gunshot. Collin
and Hassan originally lived in Chicago but wanted to get away from their old
live; therefore wanting to see if life was better elsewhere. I believe that the
reason Collin really goes is to understand love better and find reason behind
his other failures at love. Collin, being a child prodigy, wants reason behind
everything, causing him to find it elsewhere. I predict that Collin won’t go
after anymore Kathrine’s, and I also predict that he’s going to let his past
influence his future. This in my mind can be good because history does tend to
repeat itself, but I feel as if his past experiences will hold him back instead
of moving him forward.
I am able to connect this to films such as the notebook and
the best of me because they thrive in a small town and have similar love struggles.
Such as not understanding love and both running away from love and chasing after
it. I am also able to connect it to the newly released film paper towns because
it is based around a teenage point of view which is exactly like The Abundance
Of Katherine’s. I was also able to connect the idea that in paper towns and The
Abundance Of Katherine’s, they run away from their problems, and it ends up
changing their lives and perspectives of love forever. Lastly, the reason most people make love songs
such as “we are never getting back together” by Taylor swift is because their
past has changed them but they write these songs to prevent these events from taunting
them in the future. I believe that is the message that the reader is supposed
to understand by the end of the novel.
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