There are many symbols portrayed throughout the novel. Green uses these symbols in the title of the chapters to clearly state them. Strings are generally known as binding things together, holding things together, and keeping things in tact. This is symbolic to the first part of the novel because this shows the setting by creating an act of suicide. This can represent how when one commits suicide or goes missing, it can be said that their strings were all connected. "Maybe all the strings inside him broke..." The grass can be used to symbolize each piece of grass represents a different clue in finding Margo. They all serve a single purpose to interconnect an entire lawn, much like all the clues that Margo left for Q to figure out along his journey to essentially lead him into the bigger picture. One of the other symbols is the "vessel". Basically a vessel is strong and are containers that are used to protect from water. They are symbolizing the vehicle that transports Q to Margo along his quest. The water surrounding the vessel symbolizes the struggles that Q must endure and force off while pushing through his quest to find his friend. There are many hidden symbols used to represent important ideas throughout this book, that John Green incorporates to make the reader thing more carefully and dig deeper.
John GreenJohn Michael Green is an author of young adult fiction, YouTube video blogger (vlogger), historian and creator of online educational videos. He won the 2006 Printz award for his debut novel, Looking For Alaska his most recent novel, The Fault in our Stars debuted at number 1 on The New York Times best seller list in January 2012.] In 2014 Green was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. |