Author: John Green
Focus: What really hard things are happening throughout this text? Are they still happening? Where?
Cancer: This is something hard that happens throughout the text. This is hard because many people have it, or know someone who has it. It's a terrible disease that doesn't really have a cure. Throughout the book there are many characters who are battling cancer. I think writing the book in the perspective of a teenage girl who has cancer is a good way to teach people about what it's like to have cancer, also relatable for people who do. When Hazel was talking about how bad cancer is she said, [the only thing worse then] "biting it from cancer when you're sixteen, and that's having a kid who bites it from cancer." (8) This shows how hard it is to deal with this. This connects to the world because it's something that happens everywhere. This shows me what it's like for people, I never read anything about it before. I think the author wrote this to teach people about cancer.
Death: Death is something bad that happens everywhere. It's really hard thing for anyone. This is significant to the text because throughout the book the main characters talk about death frequently. "Excellent. Also if it's not too much trouble. please prepare a eulogy." (254) This shows that even while they're still alive there thinking about death, how, and when there going to die. This relates to the world because many people die everyday. The purpose of putting death in the story in my opinion is to make it more true to life. There's not always a happy ending. "I want to attend my own funeral." (257) This is something that normal healthy people would never even think about doing.
Feeling betrayed: This happens in the book at times. This connects to the world by love, friendship, and other similar things. The purpose of this in the book was to show how Hazel felt towards Peter Van Houten. "You are a side effect." (192) He said to her referring to her disease. She's wanted to meet him so she could ask him questions about her favorite book that he wrote. She felt betrayled because he wouldn't answer and then insulted her.
There are many hard things throughout the book many dealing with death and cancer. I think the author wrote this book to teach readers. It can teach you a lot about life and make you think about things you wouldn't normally think about and really feel what it's like for other people.
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