The young adult novel Fangirl written by Rainbow Rowell is about a girl named Cather Avery (Cath) who is a major Simon Snow fan. In fact, for Cath, being a fan is basically her entire life. She and her twin sister (Wren) got themselves involved with the Simon Snow series when they were just kids. They kept on reading and rereading the books over and over, until they were completely and totally sucked into the fandom.The Simon Snow fandom is what got the girls through the sadness and loneliness when their mother left. Wren is slowly, but surely getting more and more distant from the Simon Snow fandom, but Cath will never let go. She doesn't want to. Now, starting in Fall 2011, they're going to start college, Wren told Cath that she doesn't want …show more content…
The definition of coming of age is the process of growing up and/or entering adulthood. This novel is mostly a coming of age story because, from the beginning to the end, both Cath and Wren try to discover who they really are without each other. Cath is essentially frightened of their disconnection. After their mother left them, Cath has never in her life been without Wren by her side. However, now, being without Wren it turns out to be the “making” of her. Cath at the beginning of the book is a freshman in college. Cath is being coerced to face situations with people that make her genuinely uncomfortable. In addition, she has to accept overtures of comity from others, which she (in the past) would never ever seek out. Cath is an introvert and has an arduous time socializing so it’s extra hard to talk to people and make friends. In the book, Cath is forced to grow up. On the flip side, Wren is exhilarated to be finally going out without a twin. She thinks that maybe now, that she’s in college, she won’t have to do every single thing with someone else. Wren fundamentally throws herself into partying and drinking. The twins discover sides of themselves that they would never have thought of