The Fault in Our Stars is the sixth book on John Green’s list. The book was first published in 2012, and two years later, fans of the author’s talent were able to watch the film adaptation of his novel.
Today we will analyze the meaning of the book, briefly go through the main storylines. So sit back, it will be interesting!
Brief story
Before us is an American Haisep Lancaster, who recently turned 16 years old. It would seem that the whole life is still ahead, but the girl has a thyroid gland. Due to metastases that have already penetrated the lungs, she is forced to breathe only through a special balloon.
The girl practically does not leave the house. Her mother, confident in her daughter’s depressed state, encourages her to attend support groups for cancer patients.
Hazep doesn’t think it’s a good idea, but he agrees so as not to hurt his parents any more. There, she quickly meets Isaac, who was diagnosed with eyeball cancer, as well as Augustus Waters (Gus). He had already lost a leg due to bone cancer. For the girl, Isaac still remains a simple friend, albeit a very good one, but for Gus, she gradually begins to feel romantic feelings.
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Lancaster has a favorite book by the Dutch writer Pieter van Houten called The Royal Affliction. She gives it to Gus to read, but they both lament that it is not clear how the story will end.
With the help of charitable organizations, the guys get to the Netherlands and meet Van Houten. However, he is rude to Hazep and says that he does not intend to write a continuation of the story.
However, Gus’s declaration of love becomes a ray of happiness for the girl. She reciprocates. However, unexpected news kills her morally, and now she does not know how to live on.
The meaning of the book
The main meaning of Green’s novel is the transience of life and the proximity of death, which makes each person look at the reality around him with different eyes.
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We really live in a world that is changing too fast and do not pay attention to ourselves. This leads us to believe that we will live forever. This is not so, but we continue to put off real life or dreams on the back burner.
The main characters of this novel give us an example of how to live the rest of life. Yes, fate did not give them so much time, but young people try to live the remaining months as productively and efficiently as possible.
The author also perfectly shows that in the face of imminent death, a person’s values change dramatically. None of the trinity thinks about money or material wealth, because you cannot take them with you to the next world.
For Hazep, for example, the most important thing is the well-being and happiness of her family. She understands that she herself is unlikely to outlive her parents, but she wants them to also live the most calm and measured life.
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For Isaac, the idea of fixation is to find true love and feel its taste while walking in the face of an imminent winddown.
Gus, as a result of much thought, came to the conclusion that the most important thing is not the presence of a person in this world, but what kind of memory he will leave to the rest and the world itself with his presence.
As you can see, each person has his own thoughts, views and feelings, but they are united by a terrible disease, against which doctors have not yet found an effective cure.
This concludes our analysis. If you have any questions, be sure to write them in the comments. We have also prepared for you a couple of other, no less interesting analyzes. Here they are:
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Analysis of the meaning of the book “The Delightful Witch”: pride, prejudice and intrigue worthy of the “Magnificent Age”
Well, now that’s all. So have a peaceful sky over your head and see you soon on the pages of new articles.
