The fault in our stars is a book written by john green. The story is about Hazel Grace Lancaster‚ a 16-year-old cancer patient‚ meets and falls in love with Gus Waters also known as Augustus in the book‚ a similarly afflicted teen from her cancer support group. Hazel feels that Gus really understands her. They both share the same interests and a love of books‚ especially Grace’s touchstone‚ "An Imperial Affliction" by Peter Van Houten. One of the main themes of the book TFIOS is “Fear of Death”.
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CRITICAL REVIEW ON THE FAULT IN OUR STARS The Fault in our Stars is a young adult novel written by John Green. It is based on the remission of a 16-year-old Thyroid cancer patient‚ Hazel Grace who relentlessly struggles to breathe. She attends a Cancer Kid Support Group where she meets Augustus Waters‚ a 17-year-old guy diagnosed with osteosarcoma. They form a close relationship and constantly share their love for a book called “An Imperial Affliction” written by Peter Van Houten who resigned
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brink of death‚ but they also suffer from the negative perceptions by society. When people are known to have diseases‚ they are viewed as weak. Even if they are pitied‚ they are not viewed in the same light as somebody who is healthy. In The Fault in Our Stars‚ author John Green represents this struggle with a plethora of literary elements such as symbolism and first person point-of-view and manages to create a story of love and friendship despite the dark themes of the novel. Throughout the novel
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Courtney Corson Mrs. Dana 12 Honors English 25 October 2013 The Fault in Our Stars John Green is the New York Times best-selling author of Looking for Alaska‚ An Abundance of Katherines‚ Paper Towns‚ and The Fault in Our Stars. John Green has written some very unique pieces of literature‚ such as; This Is Not Tom‚ which is written completely in riddles. He also wrote a long short story called Let It Snow. John Green has done several radio interviews and he has done several interviews with young
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Randi Chickite The Fault in Our Stars John Green You know that empty feeling when you’ve lost everything? Cancer kills. A majority of us have experienced at least one tragic event; whether if it was a death of the loved one‚ being diagnosed with a disease‚ or even being involve in a traumatic situation. John Green’s Fault in Our Stars‚ does an astonishing job at describing the life of a teenage girl who lives with cancer. The way that Green writes about love‚ sadness‚ and loneliness
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Annalise Harvey 22 September‚ 2014 College Writing Prof. Robinson The Fault in Books are a way to escape reality. To leave the real world and step into another‚ for one hundred pages or for 300 pages. The most important thing about a book are the elements that make it whole. John Green portrays examples of symbolism and theme in his best selling novel‚ The Fault in our Stars. Symbolism is important in all novels‚ movies‚ and songs. It shows the importance that can be picked out of all little
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Book Report: The Fault in our Stars John Green Meaning of the title: "The fault‚ dear Brutus is not in our stars‚ / But in ourselves‚ that we are underlings." was said in Shakespeare’s play ‘Julius Caesar’. Saying that it is not fate that decides our future‚ but instead our own failings. That you are to blame for the bad thing that happen in your life. But the title ‘The Fault in our Stars’ says that sometimes it’s not our fault; things happen in life‚ sometimes we can’t control it; there
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The Fault in our Stars Reflective Response People have a wide range of philosophies and beliefs on how they should live their lives. The anticipated approach in which they should confront their fears‚ their challenges‚ and their daily decisions varies greatly from the true outcomes. Many people are hopefully to become the idea of greatness they envision and Gus being a romantically oriented person obsessed over the idea of becoming Hazel’s knight in shining armor. Learning of his impending death
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Contrast Between Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars: Both books have themes of growing up and death‚ more specifically‚ unexpected death at a young age‚ which I know is obvious‚ but I might as well say it. Another thing they have in common is smoking. But‚ the view on smoking in Looking for Alaska is much different from The Fault in Our Stars. In Looking for Alaska‚ smoking is viewed as "normal" and a way to "fit in". But in The Fault in Our Stars‚ it was discouraged and simply used as a
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Kerstin Early 8/8/16 3rd hour Mrs. Millet Thematic Essay THE POWER OF LOVE The Fault in our Stars‚ a book by John Green‚ is a tale of a tragic‚ yet epic love story exposing readers to the challenges these young teens face as they battle cancer and how they help each other get through it using the concept of true love. Throughout this story there is no doubt there is more than one theme‚ however‚ one in particular stands out above the rest‚ this is simply the power of love. Hazel and Augustus both
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