Summary The Fault in Our Stars Character Sketch - English literature grade 10

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tinours
tar
sbyJ
ohnGr
een

, Char
act
ers
Haz
elGr
aceLanc
ast
er
 Haz
eli
sthemai
nchar
act
erandnar
rat
oroft
henovel
.

 Shehast
ermi
nal
canc
er,whi
chbeganast
hyr
oidc
anc
erandhass
preadt
oher
l
ungs.

 Sheisani
ntel
l
igentandthought
ful
16-year
-ol
d,buts
hedi
stanc
esher
sel
ffr
om
thos
earoundherbecaus
eofherdiseas
e.

 Haz
elfeel
sthatherdeat
hwi l
lnegati
velyaff
ectt
hepeoplecl
oses
ttoherbut
t
hatshecanreducetheeff
ectifshestaysawayfrom t
hem.

 Shef eelsmos tunderst
oodbythenovelAnImperi
alAf
fl
ict
ion.Thebook’
s
defeatistat
ti
t udetowardcanc
erc apt
ureswhatHaz
elunderst
andstobethe
overallhopelessnessofbei
ngali
ve.

 HazelmeetsAugus
tus(Gus
)Water
s,at
eenageboywhoal
sohasc
anc
er,ata
cancerpat
ients
uppor
tgroup.

 August
uswantstomakemeani
ngoutofhi
sli
fe,wher
easHaz
elwant
stomake
asl
it
tl
eimpactaspos
sibl
ewi
thher
s.

 Al
thoughHazeli
nit
ial
lykeepsAugus
tusatadi
stanc
e,heper
suadeshert
o
openup,andshefall
sinlovewi
thhi
m.

 Hazel
’sr
elat
ions
hipwithAugust
uschangeshervi
ewsonlif
eanddeat
h.Ital
so
hel
pshercomet oter
mswiththeimpactherdeat
hwil
lhaveonot
hers.

 Shelear
nst
oopenupt othos
eaboutwhom s hec ar
es.Shetakesr
isks
,li
kea
tr
iptoAmster
dam withAugustus
,embraci
ngt heknowledgethatsheandhe
cannotbet
ogetherf
oreverbutaccept
ingthattheycanenjoythepresent
momentwitheachother.

 Shec
omest
oseel
i
feasmeani
ngf
ul,r
egar
dles
sofi
tsl
engt
h.

 AsHaz el
developsthroughoutthebook,shecomestounder
standthather
l
ovedoneswi llsur
viveherdeat
h( wheneveri
thappens
)andthatcl
ose
rel
ati
onshipsarewhatmakel i
femeaningful
.