The Fault Of Our Stars By John Green

Hazel Grace is one of the two main characters in this novel whose family brings comfort and conflict. Hazel often feels suffocated by her mother because she's always around her, but she fails to realize her mother's life revolves around Hazel. Hazel reflects, “Mom couldn’t work because she had taken on the full-time profession of Hovering Over Me,” (127). Hazel is very frustrated with her mother but she can’t be angry with her because her mother put her whole life on pause for her. It took(t) Hazel a very long time to find

Hazel generally felt isolated with her peers, envious of the “normal” life that people like her friend Kaitlyn live every day. She comes into the support group that her mom insists she attends with low hopes and

        This moral tone is reinforced by the behavior of his parents during the episode. Whilst inside the tent, Hazel hears his father remark appreciatively about the nude body: "Had one of themther built into ever' casket, be a heap ready to go sooner." After returning home, Hazel's mother realizes that her son has experienced something that he should not have, and confronts him about it. Though he does not admit what he has done, he proceeds to punish himself. It is inferred that Hazel respects his mother's attitude toward the matter. O'Connor seems to propose that Hazel must do penance for what he has done, or, on a larger scale, for witnessing vulgar displays of sexuality.

The reader sees how detached Hazel appears to be from other women in this story. She can’t understand why they are allowed to be sad but when she appears sad she’s told to smile and how nobody wants to hear about other’s troubles. In fact there are only three women who Hazel holds conversations with at all in the story. The first is her

Hazel finally reached her grandmother's home, where she knew she would be protected. Fumbling with the phone with her unsteady hands, Hazel dialed her best friend David’s phone number. Hazel’s tremulous voice echoed through the phone, and David knew something was wrong. Thirty minutes later, Hazel had told David everything- the nurse, the test, and the word “HAZEL” on the computer screen. David knew that the government would soon be on a rampage to find and eliminate

Hazel shares her favorite book with him, The Imperial Affliction, and Augustus loves it. They both want to find out more about what happens after the book, but the only way is to travel to Amsterdam. After planning most of the trip, Hazel’s cancer gets worse preventing the trip from happening. As a result, Hazel becomes dismal, swallowing herself up in a pit of self-degradation. She has a swing set in her backyard that reminds her of the childhood she never had, which does not help the situation. After a short phone call, Augustus comes over and they write an add about selling the depressing playground. Augustus states that he loves Hazel and she will not be able to push him away, even though she wants to out of fear she will hurt him. She does not respond, but later Augustus reads The Imperial Affliction aloud and while listening she thinks, “I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.” (125) Hazel finally admits to herself that she loves Gus. After this point, she says and does more romantic acts towards Augustus, instead of him being the only one with romantic intentions. Developing their relationship is a major point in the book, but all journeys must come to an

First Hazel is very shy, as she server for the resturant seconds she doesnt make and friends or talks very much. The first interaction between Hazel and Katie, Hazel hardly talk to Katie. She said short phrases like “Hello…?” and “Last...Night? Hazel shows that she's very shy, If she wasn't

“Mercedes get down here now before I decide that you don’t get any breakfast!” yelled Agnus. I crawled out of my bed with all my might to meet the other girls and boys at the table. Today wasn’t going to be any different from any other day. I would get hollered at to wake up, eat scraps, clean, sleep and repeat, but today Hazel wasn’t at the table waiting for me. I figured she had just ate without me. I inhaled the dry bagel and ran to find her. I look in all of her hiding spots, but nothing. I asked Roger and he told me he hadn’t seen her all morning. I slowly approached Agnus, “Where’s Hazel? We can’t find her anywhere,” I said. “She’s gone,” said Agnus.

In TFIOS, Hazel Grace Lancaster has been living with cancer for a few years and due to an experimental drug called Phalanxifor, she has the opportunity to live longer. Despite her cancer, Hazel is a selfless, and considerate girl, who is incredible empathetic towards her parents due to the situation she has put them in for having to care for her. As a young adult, instead of exploring herself away from her parents, Hazel finds herself in constant need of her parents. During a support group session at a church, Hazel meets a handsome boy named Augustus (aka Gus), who is currently in remission from osteosarcoma, and even though Hazel likes him she is hesitant to start a relationship with him because she does not want her illness to hurt him the

”(Green, 244) In this excerpt, John Green exemplifies Hazel’s selfless character. When Augustus was found “covered in his own vomit” with a malfunctioning “G-tube” Hazel went forth to help him to the best of her ability. Despite “gagging from the smell,” Hazel still examined the problem. This shows characterization as Hazel’s character is displayed as a generous individual.

Firstly, within the novel, it is clear that Hazel is a caring person and is fully aware of what her body’s condition does to her

“I just want to stay away from people and read books and think.” (Green 99) This is an example of Hazel not wanting to hurt other people around her. It is her goal to be as passive as possible in order to not be responsible for any pain inflicted on others. Hazel’s fear of getting close to anyone is that her eventually death will be much harder on those who she leaves behind. But she continues on and finally realizes that it doesn’t matter if she is a grenade because when you love someone you love them inside and out. Augustus’ character is very different than Hazel’s as he is always found trying to leave his mark on the world, while Hazel struggles to grasp and understand the importance of this. “That’s the one thing about pain,” Augustus said, and then glanced back at me. “It demands to be felt.” (Green 63) This was Augustus’ way to say that even though you may be brave through all of this, it doesn’t mean that you cannot still feel overwhelming pain. This can make you realize that by keeping your distance from others is not always the best answer. Augustus is very persistent in pushing the relationship forward with Hazel even though at first she is reluctant to get to close.

Hazel Grace is an average teenage girl except for the fact that she has cancer. Hazel is in a support group when a boy catches her eye the boy is named Augustus. Soon enough Hazel and Augustus are really close friends and to talk to each other about everything. Hazel shares her favourite book “An Imperial Affliction,” Augustus or Gus somehow gets through to the author and Hazel emails him, he invites her to come to Amsterdam to discuss the ending of the book.

Augustus Waters, also struggling with cancer, helps Hazel open up and helps her have a positive outlook on life. They met at a support group to talk about their cancer problems and quickly fall in love. Before meeting Augustus, Hazel doesn’t have many people to talk to besides her parents because she isolates herself after she was diagnosed. Once she meets Augustus though, she is able to open up and experience what it feels like to love and to be loved. They go on multiple dates throughout the book which allow them to connect more and have a good time together. Later, Augustus finally professes his love for Hazel, which makes her really happy and helps her realize that ever since she isolated herself, she wasn't living the life she could have