Throughout the novel, Tiny shows Grayson that following these rules causes you to lead a lonely life, albeit a safe one. At the beginning of the novel, Grayson sets out two rules for life, “1. Through being so honest with Grayson, Tiny convinces him that his rules are incorrect. And you do get a little tag-alongy sometimes, and there’s something a little bit Drama-Queeny about your anti-Drama-Queenyness.” (Green 258). He is straightforward and tells Grayson the truth. It is because Will knows that Tiny needs his support in such an important time in his life.Īs well as notably changing Will’s life, he also plays a big part in the lessons Grayson learns throughout the novel. This is why he goes to Tiny’s play at the end of the novel.

Tiny taught Will that loving someone is truly caring about how they feel and what they want, and that the world does not revolve around Will. By the end of the novel, Will realizes that he never truly loved Isaac, the boy he thought he’d been in love with, but that he was only infatuated with him. Tiny also teaches Will how to care about a person. This is a lesson that sticks with Will even during the time that he is without Tiny, as well as being his inspiration to go to Tiny’s play at the end of the novel. tiny’s like the one room left standing.” (Levithan 152). “all-in-all things still suck in a tornado-destroyed-my-home kind of way. During their talk on this night, Tiny talks about how there is always some good in the bad, and remarkably, convinces Will of this. It is implied that Will may have committed suicide that night had he not met Tiny, which makes their meeting immensely important.

tiny, though, won’t let me.” (Levithan 140). “a good part of my life has been erased, and i have no desire to fill in the new space. They walk around Chicago and sit in Millennium Park together, and Tiny makes Will feel less hopeless. When Will finds out that the boy he was in love with never truly existed, his world comes crashing down around him.

To begin, Tiny is immensely important in the life of Will. This is shown through his relationship with Will, his friendship with Grayson, and his noteworthy role in the development of the plot. Overall, Tiny is a round character who plays a significant role in the novel. He begins as a funny, quirky sidekick, but smoothly develops into a deep, interesting character who the reader comes to love. Tiny is introduced on the first page of the novel, and is a part of almost every chapter along the way. One of the more prominent characters in the novel is Tiny Cooper. In some novels this becomes confusing, however in Will Grayson, Will Grayson, each character is introduced in a memorable way, and plays an important role in the novel overall. In the novel, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by David Levithan and John Green, there are many significant characters.

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