The Fault in Our Stars is a novel by author John Green. The story followed the protagonist, Hazel Grace Lancaster, as she battled cancer. Not only did Hazel want to live the normal life of a 16-year-old girl, but she also struggled with what it would be like for her parents after she died. While Hazel attended a church support class for cancer survivors, she met a boy a year older than her, Augustus Waters. Although Augustus had some sort of cancer that caused him to lose a leg in addition to wearing a prosthetic, he also had a much higher survival rate than Hazel. From the first day Hazel and Augustus met, the two have been practically inseparable. The basis of their relationship ended up being Hazel's beloved book, An Imperial Affliction. She asked Augustus to read it and in return he asked her to read the book that was the basis of his favorite game. Hazel bonded with the book's character, Anna, because she had a rare malignant blood tumor. Augustus and Hazel bonded within the book because they both had a burning desire to determine how the story ended, because the author left the book short before providing the conclusion on what happened to each of the characters. Augustus joined Hazel's search for the book's author. , Peter Van Houten, to provide the answers they needed. Augustus also relied on a wish foundation to help him fly with Hazel to Amsterdam, where the author lived, to discuss with him in person. While Hazel was the one destined to die, Augustus ended up telling Hazel about his recent scan; doctors had discovered that his entire body was full of cancer. Hazel spent the last months of Augustus's life... middle of paper... with this great inheritance and when he realized his time was being cut short by the illness, he played more video games than usual and became obsessed with the idea to be great and remembered in the time he had left. He didn't completely lose his abilities (gas station scene) when he had a physical and emotional breakdown, he realized some things he can't help and control. Hazel taught him that the "legacy" he had with those he loved was more important than fame and glory among strangers (the desire to be remembered). Sometimes an individual must abandon the idea of ​​being “glorious” and accept what God/Destiny/Stars have given him. Life is sometimes out of your control and both Augustus and Brutus died trying to control fate. Hazel used these lines in her situation but concluded the opposite: "It's not their fault that they die of cancer, it's fate."..