If you took notice to my last post you would see that the
main characters were Collin, Hassan, and Lindsey. If you read the book you
would also know they all have unique yet similar wants and desires. Collin is a
child prodigy and he has always wanted reason and logic behind everything, but
he also wants change from his past love life and experiences. Hassan (Collins best
friend) on the other hand likes to go with the flow and does anything and takes
risks to make himself happy, and to do better for himself. Lastly, Lindsey acts
different around each group of people to fit in, but she hopes to find someone
who she can be herself with and doesn’t have to put on an act for. Someone she
can trust. I think this relates back to Collins desire to find love because
when Lindsey ends up falling in love with Collin she realizes she can be
herself around him.
One of the themes that I saw unraveling itself was,
happiness is found outside of your comfort zone. Hassan, Collin, and Lindsey
all had to take risks in order to be happy or get what they wanted. If Collin and
Hassan wouldn’t have fled Chicago they wouldn’t be as happy as they are now
with each other. They would’ve never been able to let go of their past. One
more theme I have found is, don’t let your past determine your future. Collin
tries to let his past relationships determine how long him and Lindsey will be
together, which not only wrong but doesn’t help him move forward. Towards the
end he finds out this is true and he ends up doing better when he lets go of
his past.
Finally, I noticed that the structure of the book is separated
by days that they have been away from Chicago and the narrator gives a
description of the day and the conflict in the chapter (the day it takes place).
The narrator also usually includes all characters thoughts giving the reader a
full depiction of what is happening. Lastly when it comes to structure I
noticed that the author would leave either a visual or in depth description of
the complex thought process behind certain characters thoughts or decisions. For
example, when Collin was making an “equation” to see how long he and Lindsey
would be together, the author gave a visual of the equation and a description
to help the reader understand how he came up with it.
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