Sunday, August 25, 2013
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
The theme of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews, is that you may affect people's lives in a way you didn't even know you were doing. This theme develops a lot of depth in this book when the main character , Greg, helps cheer a Rachel, a girl with leukemia. Rachel's friend Madison thanks Greg for always making Rachel laugh and letting Rachel see the movies Greg made. Greg doesn't realize these small kindness acts have been helping to keep Rachel alive so when Madison tells him he keeps denying it. Proof of this is when Greg says, "They can't have made her that happy." And Madison replies," Greg, shut up. I know you have issues with being complimented. Just take a compliment for once, because it's true." This quote shows how Greg didn't even realize his effect on Rachel even though it was huge.
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WOW! Great discription. You gave so many great examples that made me want to read it while not giving away important details. I am looking forward to reading this book and I hope that I can experience the same joy that you got to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI think our books are very similar. I'm reading My Sister's Keeper and one of the characters has leukemia too!
ReplyDeleteYOU ARE A REALLY GOOD WRITER
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