Similarities Between John Green And Davithan

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In John Green and David Levithans book Will Grayson, Will Grayson two boys named Will Grayson meet and their very different lives intertwine. One theme that John Green and David Levithan explore in Will Grayson, Will Grayson is that you don’t just get happiness, you have to work for it. One passage that explains the theme is, “I can’t help thinking that ‘getting a life’ is something only a complete idiot could believe. Like you can’t just drive to a store and get a life.” The authors are trying to convey that Will Grayson knows getting a life is harder than it sounds. This connects to the theme because it’s trying to get across that getting a life or happiness is harder than just wishing for it. Another way the authors show this theme is, “well

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