The Fault In Our Stars Book Review Essay

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John Green, The Fault In Our Stars, Young Adult fiction, romance
Hospital, support group, Indiana
Hazel Lancaster Grace: She is diagnosed with Stage 4 Thyroid cancer with metastasis forming in her lungs, but has managed to live with her disease owing to doses of an experimental drug called Phalanxifor
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 …show more content…

Late in the book, however, Hazel and the reader find that for the past year Frannie has been pursuing a Masters in Social Work online.
Michael Lancaster, Hazel's father: Michael Lancaster is incredibly emotionally invested in Hazel's survival, though he must continue working to support the family and so appears less in the novel and knows less about Hazel's illness and treatment. Hazel's father cries often, leading to more guilt on Hazel's part that she is going to leave her family devastated when she dies.
Peter van Houten: Peter van Houten is the American author of a fictional novel within The Fault in Our Stars, An Imperial Affliction. He is an witty, mean older man and an alcoholic, nothing like Hazel had imagined when reading the book so many times. van Houten keeps up a correspondence with Gus that leads to Gus and Hazel visiting him in Amsterdam, though the visit is largely unsuccessful. However, van Houten attends Gus's funeral in America and attempts to apologize to Hazel, whereupon she realizes that he had a young daughter who died of

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