In the book, The Future of Us, by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler, I found multiple common themes. The common themes I noticed were: Actions, change, friendship, and trust. In this thematic essay, I focus mainly on the themes of action, change, and friendships. The perspective changes every chapter between the main characters Josh and Emma.
One theme seed idea I see is: actions. When Emma starts to mess with her present life, it creates a ripple effect, and her future turns out differently. Emma doesn’t like her future and becomes jealous of Josh, whose future looks great. Josh can’t control what his future will be, but Emma takes advantage of this and kisses Josh when she knows he used to like her 6 months ago. Actions change what happens later when you least expect them to. Emma was thinking of a way to always change her relationship status in the future because her Facebook profile would always have posts of how her relationships we either complicated, divorced, or bad. When Emma knew she was going to dislike her future husband, Jordan Jones Junior, she made a risky move to call him, and she made sure they would never ever meet. When she refreshed her Facebook account, he was gone. The authors are trying to show readers to think …show more content…
It first is shown on page 118, when Josh tells Emma he really likes her and he mistakes her actions and tries to kiss her, and she says, “I couldn’t. You’re…Josh.” It is used again in the end when she realizes she loves him on page 342. “Josh is…Josh. And now he’s gone… This is what heartbreak feels like.” I think the authors are trying to compare how Emma feels in the beginning to what she feels in the end. I think the sentences relate to the theme of change and friendship because when before Josh loved Emma, she didn’t know or realize she loved him yet, but in the end, they both love each other. Friendship grows and changes when you can trust each
One theme seed idea I see is: actions. When Emma starts to mess with her present life, it creates a ripple effect, and her future turns out differently. Emma doesn’t like her future and becomes jealous of Josh, whose future looks great. Josh can’t control what his future will be, but Emma takes advantage of this and kisses Josh when she knows he used to like her 6 months ago. Actions change what happens later when you least expect them to. Emma was thinking of a way to always change her relationship status in the future because her Facebook profile would always have posts of how her relationships we either complicated, divorced, or bad. When Emma knew she was going to dislike her future husband, Jordan Jones Junior, she made a risky move to call him, and she made sure they would never ever meet. When she refreshed her Facebook account, he was gone. The authors are trying to show readers to think …show more content…
It first is shown on page 118, when Josh tells Emma he really likes her and he mistakes her actions and tries to kiss her, and she says, “I couldn’t. You’re…Josh.” It is used again in the end when she realizes she loves him on page 342. “Josh is…Josh. And now he’s gone… This is what heartbreak feels like.” I think the authors are trying to compare how Emma feels in the beginning to what she feels in the end. I think the sentences relate to the theme of change and friendship because when before Josh loved Emma, she didn’t know or realize she loved him yet, but in the end, they both love each other. Friendship grows and changes when you can trust each