John Green is an American author, grown up in Orlando, Florida. He is known around the globe as the New York Times-bestseller of novels like Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars. In addition, his books have been published in several languages. John Green was the 2006 recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award, a 2009 Edgar Award winner, and has twice been the finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
The Fault In Our Stars was published for the first time in 2012. The novel is based on the story of a young teenage girl, named Hazel Grace Lancaster. Hazel is diagnosed with lung cancer and attends a weekly support group. One day at a session she meets Augustus Waters who have osteosarcoma, an uncommon type of bone caner. They soon become friends and together they philosophize and reflect on life and death. They grow a stronger relationship, travel abroad and support each other physically and mentally.
Hazel Grace Lancaster is the narrator of the story. She is introduced in the opening paragraph, where her mother diagnosis her as a depressed girl with the life threatening disease cancer. “Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of abundant free time thinking of death” (The Fault In Our Stars, page 3).
As a reader, we get to know Hazel in a distinctive approach. She has clearly cut back on her social life and normal activities teenagers suppose to engage in. Still Hazel is an ambulatory girl despite the effect the illness has on her body and life. To make her parents pleased, she attends a weekly Support Group, which “featur...
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...ading experience. As a reader we want to follow Hazel Grace further in her life after the novel ends.
I would like to recommend The Fault In Our Stars to persons who enjoy reading about tragical love stories. People who are interested in exploring human lives with a distant angle than they normally would engage in. Additional persons who understand the context and plot. Jodi Picoult said the novel is, “Electric, filled with staccato bursts of humor and tragedy”. After reading it I could not agree more. Today The Fault In Our Stars is one of my favorite books which I can read countless times over again. Each time it opens up a new door of thoughts. The philosophical questions wonder through my mind, but I know that I will never get concrete answers. This is the reason for why The Fault In Our Stars is a success and bestseller.
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The Fault In Our Stars is a novel by author John Green. The story followed the leading character, Hazel Grace Lancaster, as the she battled cancer. Not simply did Hazel want to live the normal life of a 16-year-old girl, but she additionally struggled with what it would probably be like for her parents after she passed away. While Hazel attended a church support class for cancer survivors, she met a boy that was one year older than her, Augustus Waters. While Augustus had a kind of cancer that caused him to lose his leg in addition to wear a prosthetic, it also had a survival rate that was much higher compared to Hazel's.
According to Psychological Today,“Psychologists find that human beings have a fundamental need for inclusion in group life and for close relationships.” Without people that others need for fundamental reasons, the effects can change them as a person. In Of Mice and Men, the two main characters, George and Lennie, are working at a new ranch. They meet new people and try not to get into trouble. However, not everyone is included in the group. Some are left out and may become lonely. George and Lennie on the other hand have each other in a compelling friendship. In The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel, a girl with cancer, has been impacted by the one and only Augustus Waters. They are both cancer victims and end up falling for each other. They go on a trip to Amsterdam and meet Peter Van Houten, who is getting a little lonely. Throughout the novel, they are at their strongest and weakest points in life and need each other to get through it. Of Mice and Men and The Fault in Our Stars are similar in how they demonstrate themes such as the negative effects of loneliness and the value of friendship.
Hazel Grace, is a teenage girl who unfortunately suffers several of the cruelties of life, yet she is shining symbol of hope. Even though since she got diagnosed she quit school, her friends don’t exactly treat her like the girl she used to be she is as smart as can be, and kind at the same time. She has stayed alive lo...
Did you know that people all around the world are forced to battle with an ongoing illness every day of their lives? It is important for every patient to be looked after and offered the best options so they could get back to living a happy and normal life. Any individual should receive undivided attention and support through their long exhausting battle, which will lead them to a clean bill of health. In the book The Fault In Our Stars, by John Green, he develops the idea that young cancer patients must endure many uphill battles during their path to recovery. Initially, Hazel and Augustus prove that relationships are hard to keep up with, but they know they are devoted to be together. However, a true friendship can last forever if it is based on pure honesty. Hazel and Augustus's distinct personalities lead them to forget about their flaws and put their love for each other first which makes them contribute to their own hardships.
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.
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When was the last time you felt certain of your impending future? For cancer survivor, Hazel, the answer is never. In The Fault in Our Stars, sixteen year old Hazel lives with cancer and attends a support group where she meets Augustus, another young cancer survivor who changes her outlook on the world forever. He takes Hazel on an adventure of love, friendship, and pain, and together they yearn to have authority over their uncontrollable fates. Isaac, a blind teenager, and Hazel’s mom also play significant roles in her life. Similarly, in Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie strengthen their friendship through love and suffering, and they learn that humans have some control over their end destination. At the ranch they work at, Lennie and George have to choose how they want their lives to turn out, which directly impacts the choices they will make regarding the future. While John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men both establish motifs of friendship, games, and hands, they convey different universal ideas about humanity. In particular, Green suggests that humans cannot always manipulate every situation, while Steinbeck focuses on the ideas that men often have a choice in their destinies.
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.
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In the book The Fault in our Stars by John Green, sixteen year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster is diagnosed with Stage 4 Thyroid cancer with metastasis forming in her lungs. Her parents thinks its best for her to attend a support group with other people who are struggling with their own types of cancer, to let her know that she isn’t alone. That’s where she meets two boys named Augustus Waters and Isaac. Augustus has osteosarcoma and he lost his right leg because of that and is in the middle of remission. Isaac has a cancer that cost him one of his eyes and now learned that he must remove the other one and become permanently blind. After the support group ends Augustus invites Hazel to his house to watch a movie and meet his parents, obviously her mother is more than happy that Hazel finally made a friend, therefore she gives permission for Hazel to go. The two watch the movie and afterward start asking questions and get to know one another, that’s when Hazel mentions her favorite book, An Imperial of Affliction. This books was a huge help in building their relationship and now the hang ou...
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
... connect with the readers in a realistic way. It is a hard-hitting story of love in the midst of war.