Character Development In 'To All The Boys I' Ve Loved Before

In the novel Black Swan Green, David Mitchell told the story of thirteen year old Jason Taylor, and how he survived being a teenager, even though he barely seemed to make it through age thirteen. When it came to the little imperfections in his life, for example, his stammer, or his crushes or the loss of a watch belonging to his deceased grandfather, Jason clearly was not blessed with a perfect life, and neither is anyone else. He was incapable of handling his own complications himself due to the fact that he is only a teenager. This is a problem that most teenagers tend to face; the incapabilities they have and how to face them. In the novel To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Hann also utilizes character development and even ambiguity towards the end of the novel to her advantage to express teenage hardships. David Mitchell and Jenny Hann use symbolism to demonstrate appreciation and the pertinence of retaining the important memories, while also displaying the significance of graceful aging in a society where teenagers are ridiculed for not conforming to the standards of our peers.
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and Black Swan Green were both very congruent when it comes to the literary aspects of it. While To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before was a heart wrenching while also being thought provoking and captivating novel, …show more content…
Both of these novels can be classified as “coming-of-age” stories that represent graceful aging from children to teenagers and then later into adulthood. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before also symbolizes remembering the important times in your life, whether they’re good or bad, and this is represented by the death of the mother of Lara Jean. This taught Lara Jean as well as others to remember the good times just like Lara Jean and her sisters like to look back on all of the important times with their