In the Fault of Our Stars
Inspiration
“Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying” (Green 3). John Green implements many aspect of his experience at the Children’s hospital and his encounter with Esther Earl as a reflection of Hazel’s life through the book “The Fault in Our Stars.”
John Green’s experience at the Children’s hospital changed his life around. “Watching children die had a profound effect on John Green’s life” in a positive way because it “convinced him to abandon his vocation to be a Christian minister and turned him into an author” (Interview, Green). Throughout his experience in the hospital he learned that the patients still strive for their life and live their lives their fullest. Rather than treating them with sympathy or gingerly, he treated them as normal teenagers. John Green notices “a lot of young people who were very sick but also very, very funny, and often in dark ways” (Interview, Green). Depression still exists in cancer patients therefore John Green still corporates the sadness through Hazel’s character. John Green shapes her character as a development of sadness to happiness when she think “[she’s] a grenade” to a positive character where she enjoys life in the Cancer Group and her relationship with Augustus Waters (Green 99). John Green’s experience with children who have life threatening illnesses were never forgotten but rather it stayed with him for a long time which motivated him to write this story. He always thought that writing a cancer based story book would be sentimental and cliché but his encounter with Esther Earl changed his way of writing.
John Green wrote this book with the perspective of 16 year old patient, Hazel after he met with Esther Earl. John Green “would not been able to write it if I hadn’t known her. She was so funny and thoughtful and normal. [He] was able
“Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying” (Green 3). John Green implements many aspect of his experience at the Children’s hospital and his encounter with Esther Earl as a reflection of Hazel’s life through the book “The Fault in Our Stars.”
John Green’s experience at the Children’s hospital changed his life around. “Watching children die had a profound effect on John Green’s life” in a positive way because it “convinced him to abandon his vocation to be a Christian minister and turned him into an author” (Interview, Green). Throughout his experience in the hospital he learned that the patients still strive for their life and live their lives their fullest. Rather than treating them with sympathy or gingerly, he treated them as normal teenagers. John Green notices “a lot of young people who were very sick but also very, very funny, and often in dark ways” (Interview, Green). Depression still exists in cancer patients therefore John Green still corporates the sadness through Hazel’s character. John Green shapes her character as a development of sadness to happiness when she think “[she’s] a grenade” to a positive character where she enjoys life in the Cancer Group and her relationship with Augustus Waters (Green 99). John Green’s experience with children who have life threatening illnesses were never forgotten but rather it stayed with him for a long time which motivated him to write this story. He always thought that writing a cancer based story book would be sentimental and cliché but his encounter with Esther Earl changed his way of writing.
John Green wrote this book with the perspective of 16 year old patient, Hazel after he met with Esther Earl. John Green “would not been able to write it if I hadn’t known her. She was so funny and thoughtful and normal. [He] was able
Cited: “Interview: John Green.” The Sydney Morning Herald. N.p.,n .d. Web. 13 Dec. 2012. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/interview-john-green-20120119-1q71w.html#ixzz2HaPNWPLp