Analysis Of Me And Earl And The Dying Girl 'And Over My Shoulder'
The book Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews and the song “Over My Shoulder” by Rudderless both strongly show the theme of how important it is to have friends to help guide you through life. In the book Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, the main character, Greg, is struggling to get through high school while also experience the tragedy of his friend, Rachel, having leukemia. Greg and Rachel both help each other greatly in different ways. The song, “Over My Shoulder”, is from the point of view of this guy who is struggling with making the right decisions, but he will always have his friend to stay by his side and help him through life, not matter what decisions he makes. The author and the songwriter both convey the same message throughout both of these texts using similar skills, such as dialogue and symbols, even though they use these skills in different ways.
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In the book on page 249 Greg’s friend says, “That girl you like so much doesn’t care, but Rachel does and you are too blind to see that.” This dialogue really shows how much Rachel cares about Greg and improves his life. This also shows that Greg doesn’t even realize at first that Rachel means a lot to him and cares about him. In addition to this, by using dialogue between Greg and his college professor, the author also shows the theme of how friends extremely important in life because they improve us. Greg is talking about how Rachel gave him the courage to go to film school and he says, “I feel like there is a good chance I might make a really good film.” He goes from being totally unconfident in himself to being courageous and confident after being friends with Rachel. The author portrays the theme in that one sentence by showing that friends can change a whole aspect of you that contributes to you being a better
In the book on page 249 Greg’s friend says, “That girl you like so much doesn’t care, but Rachel does and you are too blind to see that.” This dialogue really shows how much Rachel cares about Greg and improves his life. This also shows that Greg doesn’t even realize at first that Rachel means a lot to him and cares about him. In addition to this, by using dialogue between Greg and his college professor, the author also shows the theme of how friends extremely important in life because they improve us. Greg is talking about how Rachel gave him the courage to go to film school and he says, “I feel like there is a good chance I might make a really good film.” He goes from being totally unconfident in himself to being courageous and confident after being friends with Rachel. The author portrays the theme in that one sentence by showing that friends can change a whole aspect of you that contributes to you being a better