"It's fun to recognize how conventions like this go away," says author John Green. "I'm dealing with historical fact, so I'm me, James Fennimore Cooper." In a film class he learned more about establishing shots in the early days of films such as "Gone With The Wind" and "The Descendants" There is something here that is like, I'm aware it's a novel. But also I'm dealing withhistorical fact,. So I'm going to like remind you of the novelty parts of it, which I think is interesting.