How Did John Green's Influence His Work?

John Green is an American Author with a large influence on the minds of teens today through his books, such as Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and The Fault In Our Stars. Starting his career as an author in 2005, Green has come a long way and is as I would call, his peak of stardom and fame in the writing world. Now at the age of 39, Green plans to continue his writing and effect on people today. While a famous and striving author today, he, just like anyone else, started as any old kid. Green was born in Indiana, U.S.A. on August, 24, 1977. He lived with his brother Hank, and his mother and father, Mike and Sydney. Green and his brother were never all that close, being for most of his childhood, he had a very small amount of friends if any. “He was moody and spent a lot of time in his room.”(Kaufman). says Hank about Green in his teenage years. “I was a terrible student but by the time I was a senior, I was socially

As a writer, he appreciates the fact that he can make people feel something through his books, that they can bring the lonely something to relate to. “I am writing for teenagers because they are still trying to figure out how to be a person in un-selfconscious, forthright ways--because they are still open to the idea that a single book might change their understanding of how to be a person.”(Biography in Context).

.Greens influence on society today goes quiet unrecognized. His fan call themselves “Nerdfighters” and have raised thousands of dollars for charities such as Save the Children and Partners in Health. His influence on his fans have caused a loan of more than $1,500,000 to entreprenueurs through Kiva.org “That kind of community- based activism and philantropy just isn’t possible in the world of fiction.”(Diehn) said Green when asked about his video and novel