Fault In Our Stars Cancer

Misery Caused by Cancer in The Fault In Our Stars “You deserve to be happy. You deserve to live a life you are excited about. Don’t let others make you forget that” (Unknown). Though one may deserve to be happy, it is not always felt or experienced. In the novel The Fault In Our Stars, John Green recognises how the joy of life has been significantly alter in those who have been affected by cancer. It is shown how parents, patients and society alike, all play a powerful role in the misery of others. Demonstrated how, societal norms, the overbearing strength of cancer, and guilt all help shape the idea that those affected by cancer believe they do not deserve to be happy. Society plays a prominent role in the acceptance of people. Since

Hazel proves how it is extremely hard for those touched by cancer to have good relationships with those who are healthy. When spending an afternoon shopping with her pre-cancer friend Kaitlyn, Hazel demonstrates her navigation of the strained relationship. “Then [Kaitlyn] grabbed a pair of strappy hooker shoes and said, ‘Is it even possible to walk in these? I mean I would just die-’ and then stopped short looking at me as if to say I’m sorry, as if it were a crime to mention death to the dying. ‘You should try them on,’ Kaitlyn continued trying to paper over the awkwardness” (Green 49). It is hard and depressing for Hazel to feign normal social interactions. To her, it is so glaringly obvious that everyone she will speak to for the rest of her life will feel awkward and self-conscious around her. This sense of rejection triggers unpleasant feeling of isolation. Physically effected cancer patients carry their disease around with them for the whole world to see. Society as a whole is not always accepting of those who have a different look, such as Augustus’s prosthetic leg and Hazel’s cannula. This kind of exclusion stimulates emotions of unworthiness. Shortly after boarding the plane to Amsterdam, Augustus finally admits his frustration to Hazel, “Listen, sorry I

Throughout the novel The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, it is shown how not physically fitting into societal norms as a deep-rooted effect on Hazel and Augustus, whether it be through friends, or random strangers. The reader also gets a taste of how cancer takes center-stage, leaving the patient to silently observe from the wings. Finally, it is shown how those affected by cancer can never win the fight. They feel guilty if the die, leaving a trail of disarray in their path, but they also feel guilty if they survive because so many others did not. In general, when everything that someone affected by cancer endures such as treatment, financial costs, loss of loved ones, physical alterations, and so much more, is accounted for, one realizes just how strong they really are and one may start to understand why they feel as if the odds are not in their