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The Fault In Our Stars by John Green Essay

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For this project, I decided to read “The Fault in Our Stars,” a novel written by John Green. This book is about 16 year old Hazel Grace, who is diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She attends weekly Cancer Support Group, where she meets Augustus Waters, a “very intelligent and hot” boy who is currently in remission. They both take a liking for each other, their relationship growing and developing throughout the book as they fight cancer together. Along the way, Hazel learns many important lessons about life.

To begin with, this story takes place mainly in Indianapolis in the 21st century. The story also takes place in hospitals, support groups in churches, as well as each other’s homes. From this, I can understand when Hazel describes …show more content…

This curiosity causes Augustus and Hazel to make a trip to Amsterdam to meet the author. During their trip, Hazel finds out the Augustus’s cancer has come back, which deals quite a huge blow to Hazel. Sadly, Augustus passes away. I chose a rollercoaster to represent the plot because it demonstrates how there are so many ups and downs in life. This takes us to the theme of the book.

I think the theme of the book was that you should always try to live every day to the fullest, as if it’s your last day. Don’t spend your time mourning, but rather, cherish it. Even though Augustus finds out before the trip that his cancer has relapsed, he decides to go to Amsterdam because he wants to make the most of his time left. I chose a dragonfly to represent the theme because the dragonfly lives most of its life as a nymph, flying only for a fraction of its life. The adult dragonfly only has a few months to do everything that it needs to and wants to do. It lives its life and leaves the world without any regrets.

The protagonist of the book is 16 year old Hazel Grace. She loves to read and watch reality TV shows with her parents. She also is very witty, considerate and has a dry sense of humor. In my opinion, the best symbol to represent Hazel would be a dog because dogs are intelligent, they can make you laugh, and they’re also really considerate. (They’re a man’s best friend!) Hazel is not

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