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Fault In Our Stars Thesis
“No matter what condition or situation that you are in, love can be unexpected.” The Fault in Our Stars is a romance novel that is written by John Green and is a romantic story about how two cancer lovers, Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters (Hazel calls him Gus) got together to support and help each other while dealing with family and cancer struggles.

One of the topics in the book that is true is that “The will to survive is driven by the ones you love.” This topic tie’s to the author of the book as he has had spent time around children who were struggling with their cancer along with their family and doctors desperately trying to support them. “His initial aim was to become an Episcopal priest. However, the time he spent among children with
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Isaac’s struggles with blindness, Gus’ struggle with his bones, and Hazel's struggle with her lungs. These three people are struggling to even survive not just with themselves, but with people around them. They have one thing in common, however. They have family and friends to support them. Also, “The will to survive” doesn't just mean that you’re lungs are are breathing and your heart is pounding, it means why the person is living and how the person affect other people.

My thesis is without the ones you love, you would not survive. There are many definitions for surviving, but I feel like the definition that best suits the book is managing to keep going in difficult circumstance

Hazel (one of the main characters) would have most likely not been able to survive without their parents. They would not be able to get the support and confidence that they need. Hazel and Gus have very good relationships with their parents. This statement is proved all throughout the book when their parents cared for them and loved them to
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Going to Amsterdam was not an easy task. Hazel could not use the wish from the cancer make a wish company, as she had spent her wish on Disneyland. Because she had done this, Gus had decided to spend his wish on them going to Amsterdam as he had not used his wish yet. There was one problem however. Hazel couldn't go as the doctors said that it was unsafe. Thankfully though, her parents have helped her and instead of going for six days to Amsterdam, they went for three days and Hazel would go with her Mom. Also, her dad couldn't go which made him emotional, as she is anxious for

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