Everyday by
David Levithan is a story of the strength of love and how it can never be lost
no matter how impossible it may seem. It teaches us about the disgusting nature
of humans to pass judgments based upon exterior characteristics. It shows the
ugliest parts of our societies and the awful way that it treats people who are
different.
“I wake up thinking of yesterday.
The joy is in remembering; the pain is in knowing it was yesterday.” I sat on
my couch with the window light streaming in, saying those words over and over again
in my mind and begin to realize subtle genius behind them. This beautiful quote
reminds me why this is my favorite book. David Levithan has so many great ideas
that are communicated through an attention-grabbing story of a magical being named
A who switches body’s everyday. As I listed to the faint whistling noise coming
from a small crack in my window I think about what this quote really means.
Sure Mr. Levithan could be talking about how A misses the body that he or she
was in the day before, but this can also connect to the everyday life of someone who doesn’t have magical powers. To me this quote means that you should
remember the great things that happen to you and not focus on the fact that
they are in the past. We are encouraged to live in the present and not waste
their lives on thinking of things that hold us back from enjoying our lives.
Just the fact that these two
sentences can make me think so much about my own life just proves that this is a
truly inspiring novel. Levithan creates a world where even though magic exists
the horrors of the world still haunt the characters and that is what makes me
want to change the way I live my life. That is the reason I will never forget
this story.
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