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32-03-‘19
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Book description TitleThe fault in our stars Author John Green First publication2012 I Summary Hazel Grace Lancaster is a 17-year-old girl who lives with cancer. Her parents are worried that she might be depressed because she spends a lot of time in bed and constantly thinks about the death.That’s why they decide to send her to a Support Group for people with cancer. In one of the meetings, she met Augustus Waters, a friend of Isaac who’s also part of the group. Augustus introduced himself and told the group he also had cancer but he managed to recover. After the meeting, Augustus approaches Hazel. They start a conversation and he tells her she looks just like Natalie Portman from V for Vendetta. That same day, Augustus invites Hazel to come over and watch V for Vendetta together. Hazel also shares her obsession with one certain book called An Imperial Affliction. They agree to read each other’s favourite book so Augustus recommends The Price of Dawn. Hazel explains the book and many reasons why she likes the book so much. It’s about a girl named Anna who has cancer. She also tells that the book has a very sudden ending and she doesn’t like the fact that she would probably never find out what actually happened to Anna. The author, Peter van Houten, moved to Amsterdam after he published An Imperial Affliction. Hazel used to have a little bit of hope for a sequel but after 10 years she gave up and accepted that she would never found out what happened to the main characters. After about a week, Augustus tells Hazel that he sent an e-mail to the assistant of Peter van Houten who wrote that there will not come a sequel of An Imperial Affliction. Hazel is very disappointed and decides to write him back and askes many questions about the book. Shortly after, she receives a response with him inviting her to come over if she’s ever in Amsterdam because he says he can only answer those questions in person. The next day Augustus invites Hazel on a picnic. After a small conversation about nearly everything what has to do with the Netherlands, Augustus tells Hazel he was allowed to make a wish as he was once a cancer patient. The foundation agreed with his wish; taking Hazel with him to Amsterdam to visit Peter van Houten. As they arrive at Van Houtens place, he is definitely not the person Hazel hoped he would be. He is a mean-spirited drunk person who cannot answer any of Hazel’s questions. His assistant apologizes for his behaviour and proposed to visit the Anne Frank house without Peter. When they arrived all the way up in the museum, Augustus and Hazel kissed. The following day, Augustus tells Hazel that he had a body scan which revealed his cancer has returned and spread everywhere. They return back with the horrible feelings of fear and distress. Hazel's feelings for Augustus were now stronger than before and she realizes that she and Augustus don't have much time left together.Augustus dies eight days later. And Hazel was incredibly surprised to find van Houten at the funeral.He answered a few of Hazel’s questions and explains that Augustus wanted him at the funeral so he and Hazel could meet again. Hazel also finds out that Anna was the name of van Houten’s daughter.An Imperial Affliction was his literary attempt at moving on.
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A: Major characters
Hazel Grace Lancaster Hazel is a seventeen year old girl who lives in America. She has cancer for a long time. She cannot breathe by herself and that’s why she takes an oxygen tank everywhere with her. She is really smart.She knows exactly what she wants and doesn’t want.
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