It comes as no surprise to many of you that I like the work of John Green; be it on youtube, in print, or on screen. I am not the only one that enjoys his work, though. Many of you told me that Looking for Alaska is the best (or one of the best) novels that you have read; unfortunately, it has yet to be made into a film despite multiple attempts. Since we do not have Looking for Alaska to view, we will instead be looking at Paper Towns - a novel and film with similar themes.
You need to discuss the following in a well written blog post of at least three hundred words:
1. What themes are prominent in both works? Why is this important for us as readers/viewers?
2. How are teens portrayed in each work? Is this realistic?
3. How do the characters deal with adversity in each work? What can it show us about ourselves?
4. What can film do that text cannot? What can text do that film cannot? How does this affect the story?
