Summary The Fault in our stars :Themes and symbolism

, Themes
Mor
tal
i
tyandLi
fe’
sMeani
ng
 Dyi
ngisacons
tantc
onc
ernf
ort
heyoungpeopl
einTheFaul
tin
OurSt
ars
.

 Ontheonehand,theyt
rytol
i
vebythemantrat
hatgui
dest
hei
r
canc
ersuppor
tgroup,“
li
vi
ngourbes
tli
vest
oday.”

 Ontheotherhand,t
hethr
eatofappr
oac
hingdeat
hshapeseac
h
char
act
er'
sexperi
ence.

 Teenager
sHaz
elandAugus
tusconnec
teasil
yoverthei
rshared
experi
enc
eoff
aci
ngmortal
i
ty,bec
ausetheybothhavecancer.

 Muchoft henovelf
ocusesonHazelandAugus
tustryi
ngtomake
sens
eoflifeaf
terdeat
h,legac
y,t
hemeaningofli
fe,andhowdeat
h
i
mpac t
slovedones.

 Augus
tusi
saf
rai
dofnotl
eavi
ngamar
kont
hewor
ldbef
oredyi
ng.

 Haz
el,ont
heotherhand,bel
i
evest
hatever
ythi
ngandever
yonei
s
i
mpermanent
.

 Hazel
'si
mpendingdeathweighsherdownbec auseshef
earst
he
damageitwil
ldotothosearoundher.Shedi
stancesher
sel
ffr
om
other
stoli
mitthes
uffer
ingherdeathmightcause.

I
t’sbecaus
eofthi
sfi
xationonmortal
it
ythatHazelbec
omes
obsess
edwi t
hthenovelAnImper
ialAff
li
cti
on.

I
thel
psherpr
oces
sherownl
i
fewi
thc
anc
erandi
mmi
nentdeat
h.

 Haz
elbec
omesf
ixat
edont
henovel
’sabr
uptendi
ng.

 Shewant
stoknowwhathappenst
otheot
herc
har
act
ersaf
tert
he