It’s funny how in young adult novels and their movie adaptations, young adults are always the key to saving the world. In real life it’s pretty rare for a teen to have a momentous impact on history — Joan of Arc, King Tut… not many others. Oh, well. It’s a central conceit of much popular storytelling that the audience sees themselves in the main character — so why not tailor the character to them?
The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave
It’s funny how in young adult novels and their movie adaptations, young adults are always the key to saving the world. In real life it’s pretty rare for a teen to have a momentous impact on history — Joan of Arc, King Tut… not many others. Oh, well. It’s a central conceit of much popular storytelling that the audience sees themselves in the main character — so why not tailor the character to them?