The Fault In Our Stars Theme Essay

What does it really mean to be in love? Love is characterized by having butterflies in your stomach and your heart skipping a beat when they are nearby, but it also means to stay with them through the worst of times and keep reminding them that nothing will hinder that. This thing called love was prominent throughout John Green’s two novels, Looking for Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars, but also in the author’s life as well. John Michael Green was born on August 27, 1977 in Indianapolis. When he was young, he went to Lake Highland Preparatory School and Indian Springs School. John then continued his education at Kenyon College where he graduated with a double degree in English and Religious Studies. His goal was to become an Episcopal Priest. While working at a Children’s Hospital as a student chaplain, Green got to see children with terminal-illnesses, and this is what caused him to pursue a passion in writing (Green 1). In the beginning, John was a publishing assistant for Booklist and focused on writing reviews about conjoined twins and the religion of Islam. While working for Booklist, this was when he started writing his

The theme coming of age is very important in all of Green’s novel, not just Looking For Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars. In Looking For Alaska, Miles and Alaska were both teenagers, exploring life and getting to know their own body and mind. In school, their teacher questioned their mind, "I must talk, and you must listen, for we are engaged here in the most important pursuit in history: the search for meaning. What is the nature of being a person? What is the best way to go about being a person? How did we come to be, and what will become of us when we are no longer here?" (“Looking ch 4). He wanted to have them question themselves and get to know themselves before getting to know