go through tough times in life. John Greene proves so in his book‚ The Fault in Our Stars. Hazel and Augustus are able to build a strong relationship. The author uses characterization in order to build trust between the two characters. Since Hazel was able to put her faith in Augustus‚ her character became stronger and started to have more confidence in herself. Augustus‚ a philosophical teenager‚ helps Hazel live her life in the limited time that she has although he‚ himself was dying. Both characters
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• The three books of his that I am focusing on are Looking for Alaska‚ The Fault In Our Stars‚ and An Abundance of Katherines. They all have the genre of young-adult fictional literature. • The overarching theme of his books is realistic fiction stories of love‚ self-discovery‚ moving on‚ and tragedy. • Looking For Alaska • Looking for Alaska is about a teenage boy‚ Miles‚ who’s never really had many friends‚ or adventures or anything remotely interesting happen in his life. When he goes to
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In "Raymond’s Run"‚ the narrator of the story is Hazel‚ and the whole story is seen through her eyes. In the beginning of the story‚ the reader finds out that Hazel looks after her older brother with a mental disorder. She does not mind looking after her brother‚ and she is also really protective of him because many people like to make fun of him and he also gets himself in trouble. Hazel’s protectiveness of her brother can be seen when Hazel says‚ "If anybody has anything to say to Raymond‚ anything
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write a eulogy for Hazel Grace. What Augustus is saying is that Hazel never noticed his cancer‚ what she did do was fall in love with him no matter the circumstances. She payed attention to him regardless his prosthetic leg. Another way of seeing this quote in the book is Peter Van Houton noticed that Augustus waters and Hazel Grace did love each other and wanted to pay it to Augustus to attending his funeral. Van Houten noticed that Augustus went out of his way to make Hazel happy in any way possible
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and all the family members take turns listening to their music along the way. Mia’s music was last‚ hence Beethoven’s Cello Sonata playing when Mia closes her eyes‚ and her life is all the sudden forever changed. In the book The Fault In Our Stars‚ Hazel Grace is a sixteen
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The Fault in our Stars by John Green is an outstanding novel and one of Green’s best works. It tells a modern story about a girl named Hazel trying to live like a normal teenager. However this is not the easiest thing in the world for her because wherever she goes‚ she must carry an oxygen tank with her as a result of her having cancer. However at a teen cancer support group‚ she meets Augustus Waters‚ a very different yet similar person to her. This novel tells a sweet‚ painful love story about
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Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace Lancaster. In full honesty‚ I never intended on reading the Fault in our Stars‚ the soapy love book about two sad and lonely cancer stricken patients who meet at a pitiful Sunday class for the dying. It was never my intention‚ yet I found myself reading over the shoulders of every other teenage girl who couldn’t keep away‚ and just like them‚ I found myself emotionally attached to Isaac‚ falling in love with Augustus‚ and becoming Hazel Grace Lancaster. Hazel Grace is the
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Harrison‚ replies to Hazel‚ the dimwitted wife to George‚ about not having to compete with anyone at home he says‚ “‘And pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again ‚ with everybody competing against everybody else. You wouldn’t like that‚ would you?’ ‘I’d hate it‚’ said Hazel” (301). It is evident that George and Hazel have totally given up on the idea of competition and even have come to hate it. When George says “You wouldn’t like that‚ would you?” and when Hazel responds with‚ “I’d
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Nonetheless‚ Mrs Lancaster does not rebuke verbally Hazel’s drink as she simply says “Hazel” ‚ yet it is implicit the disapproval thoughts behind her daughter’s actions as Hazel suffers from lung cancer and is a minor. It is possible Mrs Lancaster did not halt Hazel as she was absorbed by the presence of her favourite author Peter Van Houten who apparently had corresponded with Augustus Waters before Augustus’ death. Therefore
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Their names are Hazel Grace Lancaster‚ Augustus Waters‚ Peter Van Houten‚ Isaac‚ Mr. and Mrs. Waters‚ and Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster. Hazel Grace is a very strong person; she deals with her cancer everyday without feeling sorry for herself‚ in fact she is the total opposite. Hazel Grace is also the type of person who tries to help others feel good. Augustus Waters is the complete package in Hazel’s eyes. Augustus is the romantic type who is always staying strong for Hazel and she helps Hazel every step of
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