Hazel Grace Lancaster, a completely normal teenage girl who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Thyroid cancer. Hazel is sixteen years old and she loves to read and write poetry. Hazel finished high school early and is now pursuing a college education at the community college. Every Wednesday, Hazel is forced to attend a support group that is held in the basement of a church. She never liked going there, until the second she laid eyes on the pensive Augustus Waters. Augustus has been on and off with treatment for bone cancer. One of his legs has been amputated just below the knee. After hanging out a few times and getting to know Augustus more, Hazel started to fall in love with him. “You are beautiful, I enjoy looking at beautiful people, and I decided …show more content…
Hazel’s first connection with Augustus was spontaneous. After all the fun things that the two of them did together, I can predict that it is either going to end in a horrible break up, or their cancer is going to take their life early. (And I know it is bad to say that, but a love story like this has to end somehow). The only reason I say this is because Augustus wanted Hazel to practice a eulogy for his funeral, which he thought would be approaching soon. “By the way, will you speak at my funeral?” (Green 257). The twist of fate in this story is that Augustus is now the victim of cancer potentially taking his life, whereas earlier Hazel was in crueler conditions. It is hard to imagine how much pain Hazel is going through, a boy that you fell in love with not too long ago is all of a sudden on his death …show more content…
Is your tumor growing? Is the radiation working? Are your organs all gnarled and you have no idea? Well, there are a million more questions that you could ask a person living with cancer, but even they hardly know what is wrong with their body. Hazel has to drag her tank of oxygen everywhere she goes, and Augustus has to limp around in a fake leg. Can you imagine doing that everyday? The physical toll that cancer has on a human being is unbearable. “You okay?” (Green 201) is a line that Augustus asked Hazel almost every day; her lungs could not withstand much walking. It is ironic because Augustus only has one and a half legs, but still manages to limp around with no
Augustus was born in Rome on September 23, 63 B.C. He was originally named Gaius Octavianus, but when his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, was murdered, he took his name. Augustus’ real father died when his son was only four. Augustus was adopted in Julius Caesar’s will and was left to be his heir at the age of eighteen. Caesar was very fond of his grand-nephew and he sent him to the College of Pontifices at the age of sixteen. When Caesar was assassinated, Augustus was in Illyria, where he was sent to serve. It was only when he returned to Italy that he learned he was his great-uncle’s heir.
Hazel is the main character and narrator of "Gorilla, My Love," by Toni Cade Bambara. She is between the ages of ten or twelve years old and an African American girl living in Harlem, New York with her family. While riding in the car with her grandfather, her uncle Jefferson Winston Vale, aka Hunca Bubba, and her little brother in the beginning of the story story's, she learns that Hunca Bubba, is in love and plans to be married. This angers Hazel, and she thinks back to an Easter Sunday when she and her brothers went to the movies.
From the first day that Hazel and Augustus encountered, the two are practically inseparable. The basis of their relationship ended up being Hazel's beloved book, An Imperial Affliction. She required Augustus to read it and in return, he required her to read the book that was the basis of his favorite game. Hazel related to the character in the book, Anna, because she had a rare blood cancer malignancy. Augustus and Hazel bonded within the book because both of them had a burning desire to determine how the story ended, because the author stopped the book before providing the conclusion on what happened to every one of the characters.
It is widely known that the Athenians highly valued their warrior class, and they saw the warriors as a ring of the higher circle of the society. The Athenians were very proud of Athena and its traditions, as well. Athenian’s thought that Athena was the best, none could be better. The funeral oration was aimed to respect the fallen as well as to keep up the national pride and its passion to protect their nation. The speech was a eulogy which focused on the eminence of Athens and its predecessors. Usually a son was chosen to give the eulogy. The law required the speech to have several essential components. The speech had to concerning the lives of the deceased. At his eulogy’s end, Pericles spoke in regard to the soldiers. The speech talked about the life that the departed lived and the achievements which they gained. Pericles wanted the citizens to recall the soldiers but to forget about the tragedy that had occurred. He wanted the departed’s lives to be remembered, but not their demise. The speech helped the Athenians appreciate what their ancestors had died for and how they shou...
...or George and Augustus cares for Hazel. George cares for Lennie and Hazel cares for Augustus.
Pericles’s funeral oration was given to honor the soldiers lost in war by commemorating the military accomplishments of the Athens government and to distinguish the roles of men and women in Athens society. Pericles’s speech was given in 430 B.C.E at the end of the first year of war. He then died a year late in 429 B.C.E. Pericles’ Funeral Oration is included in Thucydides’ writing titled History of the Peloponnesian War.
One of the main themes of this novel is the fight against cancer. All three of the main characters struggle with cancer. Hazel struggles with her terminal lung cancer, and Isaac has to have his eyes removed because of cancer. Augustus, who has already lost a leg to Osteoscarcoma, struggles with his cancer returning. However, they all learn through this that their cancer does not control them. They still live their lives to the fullest that they can, and make the best of what they have.
Hazel is a fiery little girl. She is strong-willed and openly opinionated, and believes that “when you got something on your mind, speak up and let the chips fall where they may” (Bambara 297). Although she is still very young, she has principles of what she believes to be wrong and right. She believes that her Hunca Bubba is not who he used to be since he has fallen in love and become engaged. Hazel feels betrayed by Hunca Bubba because when she was a little girl, he promised he would marry her. He is no longer Hazel’s Hunca Bubba; now, he is Jefferson Winston Vale. Hazel is befuddled with the entire situation. She is heartbroken that he seems to undermine the importance of his promise, by saying, “I was just teasin’” (298). He seems to be completely unaware that by breaking this promise, he has distorted Hazel’s entire outlook on trustworthiness. Hazel expresses her concrete belief that people should follow through with what they say, when she is commenting on the incident at the movie theater, “ I mean even gangsters in the movies say My word is my bond. So don’t nobody get away with nothing far as...
“Big Blonde” tells the tale of former wholesale dress model Hazel Morse as she drinks herself into the arms of many men and eventually to a suicide attempt. Throughout the story we see Hazel having many relationships with many different men all who want nothing more than for her to be a good sport. The first we are introduced to is her husband Herbie Morse. The two wed only six weeks after meeting and start a life together. Pleased by her new o...
Cancer limits her chances at being a normal teenage girl with a normal life. As reluctant as she was to go to support group, she meets other teenagers going through the same stuff. Hazel gets to experience the flirting, adventure, and excitement of teenage life. She allows herself to be immature and careless. Gus’s death reminds her how unfair the world is but she doesn't regret her choices. In her eulogy at the funeral, Hazel says “I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I’m grateful.” (Green 260). This quote shows she doesn't regret becoming close to him; even with the unfortunate fallout she’s thankful for the time and experiences. Hazel matures because of her relationship. She got the chance at “normal” and love. Caring for someone with cancer helped her mature.
She was an ignorant person but yet a caring one who showed feelings of emotion for George. It also shows the true failure of equality the Government was trying to enforce. There is not all that much but a penalty and a throbbing fear holding George back from agreeing with Hazel. In conclusion there are several possibilities as to why Hazel's decision was made but one thing is for sure, the government has failed in their triumphant purge to create one impossible goal,
For Hazel and Augustus, love is more meaningful than it might be to other teenagers of their same age. After the trip, Augustus is diagnosed with cancer all over his body; he does not tell Hazel because he wants her to be happy and not to worry about him. It was during the night when Augustus called Hazel and told her that he was feeling so much pain and that his entire body had cancer. Although Hazel had more probability to die, Augustus’ cancer moved fast infecting his entire body and caused his death. Hazel starts to feel depressed because even though Augustus and her didn’t have much time together, it felt like they did because they enjoyed every moment and they did not let their illness affect them. Besides cancer they both were grateful for every moment they spent together and even though their time was limited they appreciated their little infinity. Hazel was a strong lady. She was able to find what love was and she had the opportunity to enjoy of an amazing trip in Amsterdam. Hazel was struggling at the beginning because she knew that she was going to die any day and her parents were going to be the ones suffering. She realized that her parents won’t die with her, and she did not let that be a reason to stop being happy. Throughout this movie Hazel and Augustus are the two main characters to show that a disease should not be a
She knows that when someone has cancer, people look at them like they are a foreign being. She does not want to be seen like that. She wants to be seen as a normal teenage girl. She has a friend from highschool that she sees once in a blue moon but feels the tension every time they get together. She knows that things will never feel the same with her. When Hazel meets Augustus, a boy she met at a Cancer support group, she feels like a normal teenager. They both have cancer but act very nonchalant about it. They both live their everyday lives like it is a normal day. Hazel has a very realistic attitude. She doesn’t like when people tiptoe around the fact she has cancer but also doesn’t like it to be the topic of conversation. This helps her cope a lot. Her dry sense of humor is a huge part of her coping. That is why Augustus is such a great fit in Hazel’s life. They are both very similar in that way. Augustus once said “I love it when you talk medical to me.” (TFIOS pp. 34). To the both of them, cancer has become a normality in their lives. A great part to the way Hazel copes is that she does not care what anyone says or thinks. She does what she likes/wants. She does not care what everyone else is doing. If she did, that would just be an added, unneeded stressor in her life. Hazel also loves to read, and she uses reading as a way of coping. She constantly rereads the book “An Imperial Affliction”. Hazel says it was the closest thing she had to a bible (TFIOS pp.13). Hazel relates this book to her own life. In a way it makes her feel as if she is not alone. She mentions that the author of that book, Peter Van Houten, was the only person she had ever come across who seemed to understand what is was like to be dying but to not have died (TFIOS pp. 13). This is what she uses as a distraction. Reading kind of takes her away from the life she is living and puts her in another role. Hazel also sees cancer
Augustus Waters: Augustus was an amazing basketball player, that is until he got cancer and an amputated leg that came with it. But Augustus doesn't let that stop him from living his life. He tries to have a regular life; going out with friends, socializing, and living life to the fullest. When Isaac drags Augustus to a cancer support group, he meets Hazel and is immediately drawn to her. He feels the need to talk to her. When
The novel starts off with a young 16-year-old girl named Hazel with thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. She serves as the witty narrator and makes death seem like nothing to be afraid of. Augustus Waters, a 17-year-old formally diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, is in remission but has lost a leg due to his cancer. From the beginning, John Green makes readers feel suspenseful as to when or if Hazel is going to die and break Augustus’s heart. But when Augustus goes back into remission, a twist is added to the story and Hazel becomes the healthier partner in their relationship. Hazel and Augustus’s love is put to the test as Augustus’s health deteriorates more and more each day. Readers are sitting on the edge of their seats, as they must wait to see what the fate of this courageous couple will be.