Character Analysis: Thyroid Cancer
MAIN CHARACTERS INFORMATION
Hazel Grace Lancaster
A 16 year old girl who has thyroid cancer which spreads to her lungs later on, has a high chance of dying early. At first, she is depressed and is hopeless about her life. She tries to avoid meeting people and making new friends in the Support Group. She is conscious and always think that she's a grenade, since she might lose her life anytime. She hopes to bring less harm to the world and everyone around her because of her existence. So she is feared of getting close to anyone, except for her parents who love her to the maximum, they are actually her best friends, this shows that she is extremely introverted and self-abased. As the story goes on, she falls in love with Augustus …show more content…
He is a great example in proving that any physical issue will not affect how people lives mentally. He is very passionate and optimistic, and has a positive attitude towards his life, which is exactly different from Hazel Grace. He falls in love with Hazel when they meet in the Support Group, he is very romantic and does everything to get Hazel. This 17 year old boy has strong ability to cheer Hazel up, and even changes Hazel's depressing thoughts on her cancer. His quotes in the book is memorable. Also, he is a metaphor lover, he often use metaphors to explain his action, eventually to bring out a deep …show more content…
Hazel thinks that she is a human-grenade. Since her time on earth is limited, she doesn't want to hurt others' feelings so much when her time is up. So she hopes to keep a distance with everyone around her. So when she dies, people will not remember her and will not have to live in pain and sadness because of her death. For Hazel, considering and not hurting others is a major concern. She rather to be antisocial and sad alone in home than going out and making new friends, ending up hurting people who love her.
EXPECTATION
Before reading the book, I have read some comments about it, and I thought The Fault In Our Stars was just an ordinary book to motivate and teach people to live a better life and such. I knew this was about some cancer kids, and I did not really expect much, since I thought it would be a book that told readers how hard were the lives of cancer patients.
SUMMARY
1. Hazel Grace was desperate
2. Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters meet in the Support Group
3. They fall in love with each
Hazel Grace Lancaster
A 16 year old girl who has thyroid cancer which spreads to her lungs later on, has a high chance of dying early. At first, she is depressed and is hopeless about her life. She tries to avoid meeting people and making new friends in the Support Group. She is conscious and always think that she's a grenade, since she might lose her life anytime. She hopes to bring less harm to the world and everyone around her because of her existence. So she is feared of getting close to anyone, except for her parents who love her to the maximum, they are actually her best friends, this shows that she is extremely introverted and self-abased. As the story goes on, she falls in love with Augustus …show more content…
He is a great example in proving that any physical issue will not affect how people lives mentally. He is very passionate and optimistic, and has a positive attitude towards his life, which is exactly different from Hazel Grace. He falls in love with Hazel when they meet in the Support Group, he is very romantic and does everything to get Hazel. This 17 year old boy has strong ability to cheer Hazel up, and even changes Hazel's depressing thoughts on her cancer. His quotes in the book is memorable. Also, he is a metaphor lover, he often use metaphors to explain his action, eventually to bring out a deep …show more content…
Hazel thinks that she is a human-grenade. Since her time on earth is limited, she doesn't want to hurt others' feelings so much when her time is up. So she hopes to keep a distance with everyone around her. So when she dies, people will not remember her and will not have to live in pain and sadness because of her death. For Hazel, considering and not hurting others is a major concern. She rather to be antisocial and sad alone in home than going out and making new friends, ending up hurting people who love her.
EXPECTATION
Before reading the book, I have read some comments about it, and I thought The Fault In Our Stars was just an ordinary book to motivate and teach people to live a better life and such. I knew this was about some cancer kids, and I did not really expect much, since I thought it would be a book that told readers how hard were the lives of cancer patients.
SUMMARY
1. Hazel Grace was desperate
2. Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters meet in the Support Group
3. They fall in love with each