The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, has comparisons that relate to chapters in the book How to Read Literature like a Professor: For Kids by Thomas C. Foster, that include “Nice to Eat with You Acts of Communion”, “Nice to Eat You Acts of Vampires”, and “Is He Serious? And Other Ironies”.
The first chapter from How to Read Literature like a Professor: For Kids that relates to John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars is Chapter 2 “Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion”. In John Green’s novel, there is a part where Gus and Hazel go to dinner at a really elegant restaurant, which is communion. On page 162 in The Fault in Our Stars Gus and Hazel get ready to go to a restaurant called Oranjee. Gus is a true gentleman in that part of the book. He pulls the chair out for Hazel, compliments her, and so on. Before the dinner, they were unsure what the stature of their relationship was, but after the dinner they started dating which showed the importance of the dinner. During the beginning of the dinner, it was awkward for Hazel and Gus on their first formal date. As the night goes on, they become more comfortable with each other. This communion scene,
Throughout the novel, The Grapes of Wrath there are intercalary chapters. The purpose of these chapters are to give the readers insight and background on the setting, time, place and even history of the novel. They help blend the themes, symbols, motifs of the novel, such as the saving power of family and fellowship, man’s inhumanity to man, and even the multiplying effects of selfishness. These chapters show the social and economic crisis flooding the nation at the time, and the plight of the American farmer becoming difficult. The contrast between these chapters helps readers look at not just the storyline of the Joad family, but farmers during the time and also the condition of America during the Dust Bowl. Steinbeck uses these chapters to show that the story is not only limited to the Joad family,
In the skillful novel, "How To Read Literature Like A Professor" by Thomas C. Foster, there is neither a protagonist nor antagonist. As a whole, the novel gives insights on how to pick up signs of symbolism, irony, and many other hidden details that are buried within the words of literature. Foster refers to many classis novels by classic authors to demonstrate the use of logic in writing. The novel is extremely educational, leaving many insightful questions and interpretations to the reader's opinion.
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Throughout the movie there are numerous occasions in which the comparisons between the two are noticeable.
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