Boy Essay Writing: About Poor Marcus with Rich Inner World

Boy essay deals with one of the trickiest novels of nowadays “About a Boy” by Nick Hornby. This novel is up-to-date and touches upon problems everybody can confront. Boy essay tells about two people, Marcus and Will. What problems can be discussed in a Boy essay?

1. You are living in the epoch described in the novel. What overall cultural trends can you notice? Do you know people like Marcus and Will?
2. You can describe in your Boy essay what traits of Marcus’ character are attractive and what you would like to change.
3. Dedicate your Boy essay to the topic of development of the personality. Use Will’s example.
4. What role do parents play in the life of their children? Are the principal characters playthings of destiny?
5. What does it mean to be a "normal child"? Is it a godsend or a torture?
6. Be attentive reading the novel because your interpretation will be based on tiny details, characters’ remarks and their clothes, which describe relations between people. Do not forget to pick up apt quotations. You may use one as an epigraph for your Boy essay.
7. What turns of the plot were the most exciting? Maybe, you will have desire to be in author’s shoes and change the ending of the novel in your Boy essay. If it were to be continued, what events could happen?
8. Read literary reviews dealing with this novel. Do you agree with them? Actually, your Boy essay will be an example of such work.
9. If it is possible, compare the novel considered in your Boy essay with other novels by Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, How to Be Good). What thoughts are common?
10. Have you ever seen film adaptations of the novels by Nick Hornby? What actors could star in such a film? Explain your choice in your Boy essay.