Many people think about things in different ways. People see the world differently. Reading a story and hearing how different people feel about the same thing is very interesting. Especially books like The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, which deals with something as serious as cancer. It shows how difficult it is not only for kids with cancer but their parents too. In the book there are many different points of views. It shows different views of the world. There are many groups who's opinions aren't always shown or talked about. In this book you hear about some of them.
One point of view, shown throughout the text is Hazel's mom. She has a lot to deal with making sure Hazel's healthy and okay. There's a lot of tough things that her mom has to handle. One example, is when Hazel really wanted to go to Amsterdam, "'Hazel, I love you, and you know I'd do anything for you, but we don't- we don't have the money for international travel...'" Hazel really wanted to go to Amsterdam. Her mom felt really bad about it "I couldn't handle her I-can't-make-my-daughter's-dreams-come-true sad face." That shows how bad she feels. This shows the point of views of these parents they want their kids to experience everything they want to do. It's heart breaking when they can't. Another example of how you see this point of view is throughout the entire book she always stays around Hazel to make sure she's safe. "Mom was also in the food court, alone, sitting in a corner where she thought I couldn't see her... reading through some papers..The paperwork was endless." (42) This shows that she never leaves Hazel alone. It's sad to think that these parents is scared to leave them alone for 10 minutes. Hazel also feels as if her mom never does anything else. She's to busy making sure Hazel's okay. The last way her point of view is shown is when Hazel was seemingly about to die and she said "'Are you ready sweetie?'" It shows a different point of view because most parents don't have to say things like that or even think that.
That's one group who's opinions aren't always shown.
Another point of view shown throughout the text is Hazel's. Hazel was interesting because I've never read a book about a girl with cancer. It was very interesting to get an idea about how cancer kids think. "Cancer is a side effect of dying." She said in the beginning of the book. I've never heard anyone say something like that and odd to hear that that's how they think about their disease. Many people also tend to feel bad for them. "'I don't want your pity'" Hazel says. It's interesting to hear how they think about something that people normally do without a second thought. Before Hazel left she told her lungs to keep it together for another week. That's another way her point of view is different compared to other people, nobody else would think like that normally. One last thing is when Gus gets really sick. Her parents were very upset that she's never home anymore and she says to them, "I'm going to be home every freaking day." She's referring to the fact that Gus is dying and is really really sick. At another point she says "'He asked me to write him a eulogy." It's a different point of view because nobody would ever really ask someone to write them a eulogy. It's even more interesting that when he asked she didn't seem confused or anything. It's showing that their sort of used to thinking about death all the time. There are many different ways her view is shown. The point of view of someone with cancer is not shown all the time and very interesting. That's another group who's story isn't told completely often.
This text makes me realize what it's like for kids who have cancer in their everyday life. I've never met someone with cancer so it's very interesting to read about and learn about. This is a great book to teach people about different groups of people and their stories. There are many new points of views shown throughout this text, is shows how different groups of people see the world differently.
