Every Soul A Star Analysis
The common portrayal of individual development through alternating point of views in “Invisible” by Paul Auster and “Every Soul a Star” by Wendy Mass
Abstract Nowadays, individual development is one of the themes commonly discussed in works of literature for both adults and teens. The two works involved in this study are two works in which this aspect can be clearly spotted. “Invisible” is considered to be one of Paul Auster’s best works in which the development of an individual mind through different stages of life is skillfully portrayed as the narration takes us through a forty year journey. “Every Soul a Star”, as a teen novel, has been able to perfectly depict the ups and downs of the journey of three teenagers on the …show more content…
“Every Soul a Star” is a fictional teen novel published in 2008. “Invisible” and “Every Soul a Star” are two works that are rarely ever compared due to the great difference in the absurdist style of Paul Auster and the Fictional rather more playful style of Wendy Mass. Paul Auster is an adult novelist often called the modern-day Shakespeare with his use of a story within a story as most of the characters created by him tend to be authors or poets themselves resembling the stylistic move of Shakespeare to include a play within a play. Wendy Mass on the other hand writes books for teens and young adults and has a rather unique style of her own that captures the minds of young readers. With a closer look and more vigilant study however, we can see that these two books of Auster and Mass have the ability to be compared as they have some common points. One of the main themes discussed in both novels is the journey of maturation and self discovery. The characters attempt to overcome their fear of what is to come in the future and accept their fate. All the characters are greatly influenced by the community and the people that surround them as they are all trying to find where they belong in this world. And it is the events that take place and the struggles they go through which forms the basis upon which they grow. This common theme in both novels brings forward the question: How is that journey of self discovery portrayed through alternate point of views in the works “invisible” by Paul Auster and “Every Soul a Star” by Wendy
Abstract Nowadays, individual development is one of the themes commonly discussed in works of literature for both adults and teens. The two works involved in this study are two works in which this aspect can be clearly spotted. “Invisible” is considered to be one of Paul Auster’s best works in which the development of an individual mind through different stages of life is skillfully portrayed as the narration takes us through a forty year journey. “Every Soul a Star”, as a teen novel, has been able to perfectly depict the ups and downs of the journey of three teenagers on the …show more content…
“Every Soul a Star” is a fictional teen novel published in 2008. “Invisible” and “Every Soul a Star” are two works that are rarely ever compared due to the great difference in the absurdist style of Paul Auster and the Fictional rather more playful style of Wendy Mass. Paul Auster is an adult novelist often called the modern-day Shakespeare with his use of a story within a story as most of the characters created by him tend to be authors or poets themselves resembling the stylistic move of Shakespeare to include a play within a play. Wendy Mass on the other hand writes books for teens and young adults and has a rather unique style of her own that captures the minds of young readers. With a closer look and more vigilant study however, we can see that these two books of Auster and Mass have the ability to be compared as they have some common points. One of the main themes discussed in both novels is the journey of maturation and self discovery. The characters attempt to overcome their fear of what is to come in the future and accept their fate. All the characters are greatly influenced by the community and the people that surround them as they are all trying to find where they belong in this world. And it is the events that take place and the struggles they go through which forms the basis upon which they grow. This common theme in both novels brings forward the question: How is that journey of self discovery portrayed through alternate point of views in the works “invisible” by Paul Auster and “Every Soul a Star” by Wendy