Every Day pict

David Levithan

Submitted by: Buscagan, Valleree T.

Subject: English 102

I. AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY
David Levithan (born September 7, 1972) is an American young adult fiction author and
editor. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in
2003. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most
notably Boy Meets Boy and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List.

At 19, Levithan received an internship at Scholastic Corporation where he began working

on The Baby-sitters Club series. Levithan still works for Scholastic as an editorial director.
Levithan is also the founding editor of PUSH, a young-adult imprint of Scholastic Press
focusing on new voices and new authors. PUSH publishes edgier material for young adults
and is where Patricia McCormick got her start with 2002's Cut.

In an interview with Barnes & Noble, Levithan said that he learned how to write books that
were both funny and touching from Judith Viorst's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day. He continues to work as both a writer and editor saying, "I love editing
just as much, if not more than writing".

Three of Levithan's novels have been made into movies. His first collaboration with Rachel
Cohn, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, was published in 2006 and adapted for the big
screen in 2008. Every Day, a romantic fantasy drama, was released in 2018, based on
Levithan's 2012 novel of the same name. His second collaboration with Rachel Cohn, Naomi
and Ely's No Kiss List, was published in 2007 and adapted into a film of the same name in
2015.

Levithan has been a resident of Hoboken, New Jersey.

In 2016, Levithan won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for The Realm of Possibility, Boy

Meets Boy, Love Is the Higher Law, How They Met and Other Stories, Wide Awake, and Nick
and Norah's Infinite Playlist.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Levithan
 II. CHARACTER TABLE

PHOTO NAME DESCRIPTION IMPORTANCE QUOTE/S

“I have gotten so used to
The narrator, who is
what I am, and how my
a disembodied
life works. I never want
A spirit, ghost, or soul in Main Character
to stay. But not tonight. I
incorporeal
want to stay. I pray to
spiritual/ghostly form.
stay.”
“I love you but I’m afraid
to make this love too
A teenage girl who is
2nd Lead important because you’re
Rhiannon Justin's girlfriend and
Character always going to leave
A's romantic interest.
me.”

“All I ask is for an

explanation. I will leave
Nathan The body A inhabits Supporting you alone after that. I just
Daldry after Justin's. Character need to know.”

Rhiannon's teenage “I didn’t come here to

boyfriend and the first Supporting dance. I came here to
Justin
body we see A Character drink.”
possessing.

“Just because you’re

different, it doesn’t mean
"Father A priest who claims to Supporting you’re unique.”
Poole" want to help Nathan. Character
III. SYNOPSIS

Every Day is about the story of A, a person who wakes up occupying a different body
each day. The story begins with A waking up in the body of a teenage boy named Justin.
Upon arriving to school, A meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon, and feels an instant
connection to her. Based on Justin’s memories, A can tell that Justin and Rhiannon are
having a rough time in their relationship, so in order to learn more about her, A invites her to
the beach. The pair open up to one another though A’s sharing is limited and very carefully
worded. A had never felt such a connection with anyone before, and so attempts to discover a
way by which to stay in Rhiannon’s proximity in days to come. A then does their best to
convince Rhiannon that the day shared at the beach was not between her and Justin, but
rather between her and A.

A spends almost every day following this event trying to figure out the best way to
approach Rhiannon, since they are lucky never more than just a car ride away. After going
through some trouble, A is finally able to convince Rhiannon of who they are, and the
phenomenon they experience every day. While she does believe A, and understands how hard
it must be, she also realizes that a relationship with A would be impossible, even if she
wished to be in one. As the story progresses, we follow A as they wake up in body after body,
still chasing Rhiannon. Meanwhile, they are forced to contend with a boy whose body A
inhabited early, and who tracks them down in order to gain answers as to who A is and how
they were able to take over their body and mind, as well as a priest working with that boy,
who gathers a following people who inhabit the bodies of others.
IV. REFLECTIONS
1. Which character from the novel do you admire the most? Explain your reasons.

The character I admire the most is none other A. A has been so strong despite the fact
that he’s like a lost spirit trying to find comfort and love from people. Every day is
waking up in a different body. There shouldn’t be any attachment between him and other
people or else it would be painful when the next day he’ll not be there anymore. I think A
has been through so much. No family, no friends, no one of his own.

2. What do you think is the theme of the novel? Elaborate.

I think the theme of the novel Every Day written by David Levithan is identity. A is
unable to fully create his own identity because he don’t have a body or a history. When A
falls in love and creates a real relationship for the first time, he become increasingly
aware of how the lack of concrete identity hampers his existence.

3. If there is something you want to change in the plotline, what would it be and why?

If there is something I would want to change in the plot, I would give A his own life
by making everything of it as a dream. He’s going to wake up as Alexander Lin because
he is Alexander himself. The sweet guy that Rhiannon deserves. They’re going to meet
like how the story tells us, but A is Alexander himself. I love happy endings.

4. In your opinion, what is the purpose of the author in writing this novel?

I think the purpose of the author in writing this novel is to teach us to value the
people, family and friends, that we have right now because some people are wishing to
have what we have but here we are taking them for granted. Just like A, he also wants to
have a family of his own, parents and friends, but he can’t have it because he don’t even
have body and identity in the first place.

5. What are the things that you have learned from the novel?

The things I have learned from the author is that to live our lives with no regrets and
because just like A, we don’t know if we would still be staying tomorrow or just leave
them without telling and showing them much we love them. I’ve also learned to treasure
my family and friends because maybe some people wished to have a life like mine that
they don’t have.
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transitions. place. Good follow.
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