Colleen Hoover Character Analysis

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One of Colleen Hoover’s talents is writing in a male’s perspective and by doing so she is able to display the main character Owen as flawed yet passionate. Owen is expressed as flawed for several reasons. When Owen was 16 years old he was in a car crash with his mother, father, and brother. Owen was driving then and had just recently received his licenses. He was going through in intersection when a car ran a red light and collided into them. That car crash killed his mother and brother and now all Owen can do is blame himself. He states, “ I carried a lot of guilt for a long time over that accident, even though I know my father didn’t blame me” (Hoover 216). Ever since the car crash Owen’s dad Callahan became weak. Callahan becomes addicted …show more content…

Owen starts leaving when he says, “ I can’t wait, Dad. I’ve been waiting for years. I don’t have anything else left in me to give” (Hoover 220). Owen may have many flaws to him, but he is also very passionate when it comes to the things he loves. Owen has a strong passion for art and is amazing at it too. He loves to express his feelings into his paintings. He mostly gets his inspiration from other people’s confessions. He tells Auburn “ They’re all anonymous. People leave their confessions in a slot over there, and I use them as inspiration for my art” (Hoover 26). Owen is also passionate towards Auburn. Right when she walks into his gallery he knew right then that she was the one. Owen met Auburn when he was 16 and she was 15, but she did not know it was him. He will do anything to have Auburn by his side. The second time he meets her he thinks to himself “ I remember the sound of her laughter, her voice, her hair. Now that I’m seeing her up close, I have to force myself not to stare too hard” (Hoover 30). To summarize, Colleen Hoover is able to convey Owen as a flawed and passionate person letting the reader see a side of Owen not many would

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