The Fault In Our Stars Literary Analysis

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After his chaplaincy experience, Green said he believed that "life is utterly random and capricious, and arbitrary." Yet he also said, after finishing The Fault in Our Stars that he no longer feels that life's randomness "robs human life of its meaning...or that it robs even lives of people who don't get to have full lives." In this modern version of the story “Romeo and Juliet”, the main theme that is commonly expressed throughout the novel is meaning and to add to this unsolved problem, the main star-crossed lovers stare death in face while doing so. Hazel and Gus, main characters in “The fault in our stars” by John Green, both struggled with their internal battles of finding self worth and meaning in their cancer filled lives. Before …show more content…

It was a definite page turner that took me on a non-stop emotional roller coaster. Expecting a much happier ending, the ending was bittersweet and sad, it ultimately left me heartbroken. Taking a look at the progress and journey was uplifting. Seeing two young people face such adversaries such as cancer and death along with their own internal demons find each other in the midst of their storms was truly amazing. It gives me hope, hope that there is someone for me who can help me fight and stare any situation in face and overcome it. Observing the changes of demeanor change from negativity to positivity simply because of one person shows me how much power and influence a person has on someone’s life. It shows me true love is real. True love is something I never thought existed due to past experiences. The thought that someone can gain such love in a relationship seemed impossible until I read this novel. It seems their love was fueled by the many obstacles they overcame and the more knowledge attained from the challenges faced. Knowing this facilitates the acceptance of the tragedy in near end of the novel. They have both put so much into each other and changed each other’s lives

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