Beginning Of Everything

The theme of the book The Beginning of Everything is displayed often over the course of the plot and through the actions of characters. The central idea of the story revolved around a single boy’s personal tragedy that shaped how he lived his life. This goes together with the theme of the story “everyone encounters a tragedy in his or her life, but you cannot let it define you or the way you live your life.” This theme proved significant for nearly every character in this book as each one was experiencing some kind of heart-wrenching event. Though there were many conflicts among characters throughout the plotline, this was the prominent theme that was established in the story. Over the course of the story, different events occurred that justified the main theme of the story. The most significant event happened at the end of the book and could be classified as the climax. The main character, Ezra, wanted more than anything to get back together with his
The main character in the video represents Ezra and his actions throughout the book. He starts out as the popular jock that people idolize, but in the wake of his tragedy, he loses all his friends. Like in the story, he finds a girl but realizes that she was not significant to his life, and he is able to overcome his tragedy. The song that goes along with the music video was rewritten to “Lost Boy” by Ruth B. Originally, this song was about a lost boy from Neverland which is like Ezra being a lost boy in high school. I changed the lyrics to fit a high school boy dealing with what seems like a major tragedy. For example, some of the words read, “After my life came tumbling down, I began to see the brighter side of everything.” This relates to the theme of the book because after Ezra’s life was ruined, he had to find a new life to live that was not controlled by