Will Grayson, Will Grayson Themes

We here at Shmoop love us some pop culture, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson is filled with it. From bands to books to musicals to miniseries, this story has it all. But our authors don't just drop...

Ah, to be young. Well, not too young… After all, when you're just a kid, you have to deal with all these tough coming-of-age issues. Who am I? What am I going to be? How can I move forward in li...

Who are you? Sure, you could start by saying your name, but that doesn't really even begin to cover it. As our two Will Graysons find out, a name doesn't make the man—each Will Grayson is a uniq...

So many characters and yet so much time to be isolated. In Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Will always complains that he only has one real friend. And yes, that's as lonely as it sounds, even though t...

Love is a many splendored thing, especially in Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Here, we're not only talking about romantic love (the kind between Tiny and every boy he's dated), but the love for famil...

Depression isn't a fun thing to talk about. As will grayson puts it, it's "depressing as hell." But since a lot of people, including teenagers, suffer from some form of mental illness, it's a supe...

Spoiler alert: Teenagers think about sex. A lot. So not only are the characters in Will Grayson, Will Grayson supposed to be figuring out who they are, whom they love, and what's ahead for them in...

Truth isn't always easy, but it's pretty much always important (eventually). In Will Grayson, Will Grayson, both Will Graysons come to figure out just how important it is to be honest with the peo...