Fault In Our Stars Thesis
Across the globe, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is becoming a phenomenon that teenage girls enjoy immensely. The contemporary young-adult novel is about two teenagers who have cancer and fall deeply in love. Fighting their battles, Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters share their interests and go through heartbreak, love, and explore Amsterdam together. Readers relate to the book on many levels. The Fault in Our Stars is a brilliant novel that gives people a taste of what the world has to offer. Throughout the book John Green’s characters bring the story to life. The characters are so real and raw and through the types of cancers the main characters go through, the reader really starts to feel for the character. Hazel tells her
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hamarsha or unprecedented). The reader could find that really neat and it spices the story a bit because they know the characters are not stupid. Teenagers are not stupid. They are well read and full of metaphors. One specific metaphor that is well remembered by readers is said by Augustus in an email to the author of An Imperial Affliction, “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations” (Green 311). This is a connection to both the title of the book The Fault in Our Stars and the Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. This book is filled with metaphors such as this one as a representation to Hazel and Augustus’ terrible life with cancer and their love for each other. Not all teenagers are people who are lazy and do not try as these two are the complete opposite of that. John Green went out of his way to prove this point. The fact that these characters are well read, well written, and brilliant people are incredible examples for why people should try to succeed in life because they could go so far if given the chance, they just have to try. One of the main themes of this book is to be passionate about something and through the characters metaphors and uncommon vocabulary it is clear why loving a topic is something special and should not be taken
hamarsha or unprecedented). The reader could find that really neat and it spices the story a bit because they know the characters are not stupid. Teenagers are not stupid. They are well read and full of metaphors. One specific metaphor that is well remembered by readers is said by Augustus in an email to the author of An Imperial Affliction, “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations” (Green 311). This is a connection to both the title of the book The Fault in Our Stars and the Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. This book is filled with metaphors such as this one as a representation to Hazel and Augustus’ terrible life with cancer and their love for each other. Not all teenagers are people who are lazy and do not try as these two are the complete opposite of that. John Green went out of his way to prove this point. The fact that these characters are well read, well written, and brilliant people are incredible examples for why people should try to succeed in life because they could go so far if given the chance, they just have to try. One of the main themes of this book is to be passionate about something and through the characters metaphors and uncommon vocabulary it is clear why loving a topic is something special and should not be taken