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Summary: An Abundance Of Katherines
In the book, An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, Colin Singleton experiences many emotional and mental changes. In his recent song, “Sign of the Times,” Harry Styles sings about how one must not dwell on the past: “We gotta get away from here.” (Styles L18.) The message that Styles works to deliver is that while it can be tough to take something special off of one's mind, they must try to forget about the past. The quote from “Sign of the Times” relates to the quote from An Abundance of Katherines because in the beginning, all Colin could think about was his relationship with K-9. His best friend, Hassan helps him forget about her throughout the story. He helps him realize that missing things or people will always be part of you but

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