The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars was a spectacular and heart wrenching story that made me feel a swarm of  emotions.  There were quite a few characters that stood out to me, but of course, the main character Hazel Grace Lancaster gave me the most prominent impression.  Hazel Grace was a 16-year-old cancer patient that met and fell for a boy named Augustus Waters.  Throughout the plot, both of them would banter back and forth and experience life.  Some things that drew me to Hazel was that she was very witty and understanding.  Furthermore, I felt as if I could relate to Hazel towards a certain extent.  Just like her, my uncle has cancer.  I can kind of understand how she feels during certain events in the novel because my uncle is going through the same thing.  It's unfortunate though that my uncle needs a bit more attending to than Hazel.  I would say that I liked how Hazel was a dynamic character.  At the beginning of the novel, she didn't really socialize and go out with friends for fun.  Once Augustus came into the picture though, she began to go out again and socialize a bit more, even if it was only with him most of the time.  From the moment I read page one, to the very last page of the book, Hazel had been mature, and her maturity grew greatly.  The experiences she had, and the people she greeted played a huge part in her maturity growing.  Overall, Hazel Grace was certainly my favorite character in the novel, and her whole demeanor, her way of going about life, it really stuck with me.  She was also by far one of my most favorite characters from all the books I've read.