The Fault in Our Stars by: John Green Analysis Essay Example
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Mariana Guzman
AP Lang.
Summer Reading Assignment
July 23rd, 2013
The Fault In Our Stars (Tfios)
Introduction
Sympathy. We often use it when someone has a paper cut, or they broke an arm. Many of the characters in this book, don’t want you to feel sympathy for them but honestly, there is no possible way for you to avoid it. John Green wrote “The Fault In Our Stars” in the most realistic way possible, using things that we use everyday: our feelings and emotions. That’s what made it an astonishing a book; it seemed so real. I felt like Hazel was the one telling me the story, not just the author. She was telling me her story and why was it important to her. Many critics and fellow readers may also compare this story to Romeo and Juliet; but tfios is far more than just love, fate and destiny. It touches on many subjects that most authors try to avoid, because there are so many opinions on them. That’s exactly why this book is currently #1 in The New York Times “Young Adult” Category.
Themes
Everyone goes through the life cycle. Some people go through it sooner than others; some people are privileged to live up to 100 years old. But the bottom line about this is that no matter how rich, poor, popular, weird, strange, quite, or loud you are; you will never be able to avoid it. Emily Dickenson’s Poem 258 “The Slant of Life” talks about death, and is also the inspiration to the book “An Imperial Affliction” which is the book within tfios. Emily curses the fact that she has to feel pain, but at the same time also realizes the importance of pain. Without pain and suffering we wouldn’t know what joy is. She believes that, it’s not how we die that matters but rather how we live; and that’s exactly what Hazel and Gus feel. Although Hazel and Gus know death is a possible outcome, since they have cancer in their bodies, they still get anxious, just like we do. “And yet still I worried. I liked being a person. I wanted to keep at it. Worry
Mariana Guzman
AP Lang.
Summer Reading Assignment
July 23rd, 2013
The Fault In Our Stars (Tfios)
Introduction
Sympathy. We often use it when someone has a paper cut, or they broke an arm. Many of the characters in this book, don’t want you to feel sympathy for them but honestly, there is no possible way for you to avoid it. John Green wrote “The Fault In Our Stars” in the most realistic way possible, using things that we use everyday: our feelings and emotions. That’s what made it an astonishing a book; it seemed so real. I felt like Hazel was the one telling me the story, not just the author. She was telling me her story and why was it important to her. Many critics and fellow readers may also compare this story to Romeo and Juliet; but tfios is far more than just love, fate and destiny. It touches on many subjects that most authors try to avoid, because there are so many opinions on them. That’s exactly why this book is currently #1 in The New York Times “Young Adult” Category.
Themes
Everyone goes through the life cycle. Some people go through it sooner than others; some people are privileged to live up to 100 years old. But the bottom line about this is that no matter how rich, poor, popular, weird, strange, quite, or loud you are; you will never be able to avoid it. Emily Dickenson’s Poem 258 “The Slant of Life” talks about death, and is also the inspiration to the book “An Imperial Affliction” which is the book within tfios. Emily curses the fact that she has to feel pain, but at the same time also realizes the importance of pain. Without pain and suffering we wouldn’t know what joy is. She believes that, it’s not how we die that matters but rather how we live; and that’s exactly what Hazel and Gus feel. Although Hazel and Gus know death is a possible outcome, since they have cancer in their bodies, they still get anxious, just like we do. “And yet still I worried. I liked being a person. I wanted to keep at it. Worry