There has been a six year time lapse from when John wrote his first novel, Looking For Alaska, and The Fault in Our Stars. In those years from 2006 to 2012, John Green has published several other books, such as An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and co-wrote Will Grayson, Will Grayson with David Levithan. With so much writing experience, it is evident that John Green's writing style has slightly changed from when he first started writing.
In Looking For Alaska, John Green had a very structured writing style. It was certainly much more formal than in The Fault in Our Stars. John Green focused a lot on grammar, and did not use slang very often, even though his characters would be the type to use slang. This may be due to the fact that he had majored in English a few years before. However, the novel was written in the perspective of an insightful teenager who was constantly thinking about deeper meanings, and John Green certainly wrote as so. He based Looking For Alaska on his older school, and included some of his knowledge on religion and world views from when he majored in Religious Studies and was a student chaplain.
While reading The Fault in Our Stars, John Green went a little bit outside the laws of literature and grammar in order to capture the tone and mood of the books, as well as to develop the character. His main character, Hazel Grace Lancaster, was an extremely sarcastic girl and he does an excellent job of characterizing her snarkiness. Many cases of slang were used here. He uses less formal and more casual writing style here, giving the novel a more loose tone. It appears that John Green had perhaps grown more comfortable writing the voice of a teenager after writing about them for so long.
In both novels, John Green had included many deep, thought-provoking concepts as well as some parallels. Both Alaska and Augustus had unusual names, but they seemed to be very insightful, using metaphors frequently and both having a difficult past that allowed them to be more knowledgeable and wise. Both also die young. Hazel and Miles were the ones attempting to figure out Gus and Alaska, and because they had met the two other characters, they learn a great amount about the world and their lives are changed, not to mention that there is also love in both relationships. John Green's interest in religion and the meaning of life shine through in both novels.
In Looking For Alaska, John Green had a very structured writing style. It was certainly much more formal than in The Fault in Our Stars. John Green focused a lot on grammar, and did not use slang very often, even though his characters would be the type to use slang. This may be due to the fact that he had majored in English a few years before. However, the novel was written in the perspective of an insightful teenager who was constantly thinking about deeper meanings, and John Green certainly wrote as so. He based Looking For Alaska on his older school, and included some of his knowledge on religion and world views from when he majored in Religious Studies and was a student chaplain.
While reading The Fault in Our Stars, John Green went a little bit outside the laws of literature and grammar in order to capture the tone and mood of the books, as well as to develop the character. His main character, Hazel Grace Lancaster, was an extremely sarcastic girl and he does an excellent job of characterizing her snarkiness. Many cases of slang were used here. He uses less formal and more casual writing style here, giving the novel a more loose tone. It appears that John Green had perhaps grown more comfortable writing the voice of a teenager after writing about them for so long.
In both novels, John Green had included many deep, thought-provoking concepts as well as some parallels. Both Alaska and Augustus had unusual names, but they seemed to be very insightful, using metaphors frequently and both having a difficult past that allowed them to be more knowledgeable and wise. Both also die young. Hazel and Miles were the ones attempting to figure out Gus and Alaska, and because they had met the two other characters, they learn a great amount about the world and their lives are changed, not to mention that there is also love in both relationships. John Green's interest in religion and the meaning of life shine through in both novels.
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