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The Fault In Our Stars Comparison
When you were a teenager, you probably couldn't find who or what you wanted to do with your life, so you probably did something that was out of the ordinary. John Green expresses this theme in both his books "The Fault In Our Stars" and "Paper Towns". Both books have entirely different story lines but seem to have this theme in common. Lets first talk about the differences between both of the books by Green. "The Fault In Our Stars" main characters are Hazel Grace a teenager and Augustus Waters also a teenager. Hazel and Augustus both have a life conflict that is effecting both of their lives; it is cancer that is slowly killing them on the inside. Here's a part from the book showing how they met but also something they have in common. "But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazels story is about to be completely rewritten." That quote from the book is showing how they both live lives fighting against the same issue that tons of people are fighting. The book takes place in two separate places; in the beginning and ending of the book they're in Indianapolis; and during the middle of the book they're in Amsterdam. I think John Green targets young adult readers …show more content…
"The Fault in Our Stars" the theme is expressed by Hazel and how she is fighting for her life with cancer so she chooses to pay attention to a book called, "An Imperial Affliction" is all about the ending of the book that ends with a cliffhanger; Hazel is dying to know how it ends. But in "Paper Towns" the theme is express by Margo; Margo expresses it differently. She chooses to leave Orlando, Florida and find herself in Agloe, NYMargo is choosing to leave the place that she lived her whole life in to start a new one after she finds

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