How would death affect you? Ever want to tell people how you really feel about something but were afraid they would not like your opinions? Is there such thing as free will (Howe 8)? These are both questions that the characters of The Adventures of the Blue Avenger and The Gospel According to Larry face. In each novel, the main characters David Schumacher (Blue), and Josh Swenson (Larry), are confronted with the deaths of their parents. …showed first 75 words of 1520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1520 total…In each book, the two teens experience the grief of losing a parent. Through their loss, they’re freedom of expression, and their self-determinism, each character learns in their own way, how the loss of a parent can affect your life. The detrimental losses that they experienced, help them cope with everyday hurdles of a typical young adult. Norma Howe, and Janet Tashjian show how each character deals with their loss in a different way.