Independent Reading- Analysis

In The Fault In Our Stars, the author reveals information on the main character, Hazel, through her thoughts. I think the setting impacted the story greatly. When Hazel was in Indianappolis she had a fairly normail life because she lived in a normal city. When Hazel and Augustus traveled to Amsterdam, a city with exciting new things, they were both happy and they fell in love. I think the setting of Amsterdam made them fall in love becasue it was a new enviorment and they were able to experience it together. The theme of live your life to the fulllest because you never know how long you will have left is developed throughout the text. As Hazel gets closer to the end of her life she starts wanting to do more with her life like go to Amsterdam. When Augustus dies, as the reader we can see all the things Augustus didnt get to do in his short life through Hazels thoughts. A line I found particurally interesting in the book is "The book ends in the middle of a". (pg.49) This quote is when Hazel is describing her favorite book. I like how the author ended that quote in the middle of the sentence to show that Hazels favorite book ends in the middle of a sentence. I have never seen an author use this technique and I really liked it. I also liked how the author used a lot of imagery in the book. An example is "The land seemed sunk into the ocean, little rectangles of green surrounded on all sides by canals." (pg. 155) I think its important for an author to include imagery in their story because it allows the reader to make a mental picture of the story in their head.