Analyze the significance of the novel’s title, Five Feet Apart. How does this title embody the novel’s meaning as a whole?

Compare the lung drawings created by Abby and Will. How are the drawings similar, and how are they different? What purpose does the juxtaposition of the drawings serve?

Discuss the author’s choice to alternate the point of view in each chapter. What effect does this choice have on your reading of the novel? What is the significance of incorporating both voices equally throughout the novel? What would change if the novel was written from the third-person point of view?