An Abundance of Katherine's

An Abundance of Katherine’s, by author John Green, recants the story of former child prodigy, potential genious, recently dumped, and constant anagrammed, Colin Singleton. Colin finds himself lost and depressed after finding himself broken up with the nineteenth straight Katherine that he’s dated. Colin finds fascination in being considered special, it’s why he has such a hard time excepting the fact he is no longer a prodigy, why he dates so many Katherine’s, and why he is so hell bent on discovering the Theorem of the Underlying Katherine Predictability.  A math equation that predetermines how long a relationship will last due to certain factors.

                Colin feels odd as is no longer a member of the child prodigy club, he is too old to be a prodigy and too young to be a genious. Colin creates the theorem to be remembered by society as the man who was able to come up with a way to predict the course of a relationship through the logic and ease of math.  He wants to e special, spending hours working on the theorem, thinking about how successful he will be after the theorem is found to be true.  This want to be remembered drives Colin throughout the book.

                Lindsey Lee Wells, a young woman living in Gutshot, Tennessee claimed she did not want fame. However, looking Closer at Lindsey’s character, as Colin gradually sucks her into his world of math, Lindsey realizes that if she helps Colin write the theorem to be remembered because even theough she wants to be remembered so she doesn’t want to leave her hometown.  Although she doesn’t want to leave the comforts of home, Lindsey deciedes to help Colin finish the theorem because it’s a good way to get your name out there without leaving Gutshot.

                I’ve noticed that in both the Fault in Our Stars as well as An Abudance of Katherine’s  the talk of being remembered and being special is important to many of the characters. In Fault, Augustus is fascinated by what will happen to him and others after he is gone. John Green is enthralled by ideas of the afterlife opposed to what is in front of us.