Literary Devices in Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The setting of Will Grayson, Will Grayson will probably look pretty familiar to a lot of readers. It takes place in modern times in some of the suburbs around Chicago, Illinois. Just a bunch of Mi...
Narrator Point of View
Though this story is told in first person, we actually have two people telling it. Both Will Grayson and will grayson each get to tell their stories from their own points of view in alternating ch...
Genre
Will Grayson, Will Grayson fits pretty squarely into the "coming of age" category of the young adult lit camp. It's all about high school-aged peeps trying to come to terms with who they are and w...
Tone
Will Grayson and will grayson both narrate their stories a little bit differently, but they both have some big things in common. Since these guys are seventeen-year-old boys, they talk like sevente...
Writing Style
This book may deal with some tough themes (mental illness, teen sexuality, love), but it sure is fun to read. This is because, even in dark moments, Green and Levithan aren't afraid to keep things...
What's Up With the Title?
The title of the book—Will Grayson, Will Grayson—is pretty cut and dry. It refers to the two Will Graysons who narrate the novel and serve as its main characters. Pretty simple, right? Of cour...
What's Up With the Ending?
In the very last moments of this story, will grayson orchestrates a beautiful tribute to Tiny Cooper. First, a whole bunch of different Will Graysons stand up and say how much they appreciate Tiny...
Tough-o-Meter
While the language in this novel is pretty easy to understand and it's brimming with pop culture references to boot, the issues in Will Grayson, Will Grayson aren't exactly a walk in the park. We'...
Plot Analysis
Will Grayson doesn't have any real friends except the very gay and very large Tiny Cooper. Meanwhile, on the other side of Chicago, will grayson doesn't have many true friends either… except hi...
Trivia
John Green and David Levithan even collaborated on the main characters' names. David picked "Will" as the first name for both narrators and John picked "Grayson" as the surname. It was a match mad...
Steaminess Rating
Not only does this book have some fairly major swears in it, Will Grayson, Will Grayson also isn't shy about showing us teenagers in relationships that are both emotionally and physically involved...
Allusions
David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest (1.7)Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (1.15)S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders (2.48)Zora Neale Hurston (3.110)Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn (4.15)Jane Austen,...