Many people struggle with growing up and adjusting to adulthood. It can be an emotional rollercoaster to realize that you have to grow up and take care of yourself. In “About a Boy” by Nick Hornby, one of the main characters, Will, is struggling with becoming an adult and he has a tough time processing the fact that he is getting older. He is desperately trying to be young, but what he doesn’t realize is that people of his age pity him. The fact, that he is friends with the 12-year-old Marcus explains, that he wants to avoid facing the facts and would rather come up with lies to fill the gaps in his somewhat pathetic life. Marcus is quite the opposite. He is struggling with remaining a child, and Will is helping Marcus to become a child and fitting in.
Marcus is a very extraordinary person, who is struggling to fit in, and he has a hard time being normal like the others. Marcus’ parents have split up and he lives with his suicidal mother, Fiona. Marcus is very often contemplating about whether two people in the household is enough. “It wasn’t that he needed someone to replace his dad… but at the time he hadn’t worked out, that two was a dangerous number”. Even though he can’t admit that he needs a father figure, Marcus is still aware of the situation at home and he knows that two people isn’t enough to keep things moving. The fact that Marcus, at the age of 12, is already thinking about such huge life reflections is terrifying and he is way too grown-up for his age. Luckily, he finds a friend, who can help him reverse growing up, and his name is Will.
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