The document describes the characters and setting of The Fault in Our Stars. It provides descriptions of the main characters Hazel Lancaster and Augustus Waters, as well as secondary characters. It also describes the key settings of Indianapolis, Indiana and Amsterdam, Netherlands. The plot involves Hazel struggling with lung cancer and depression until meeting Augustus, who helps her learn to live fully despite her illness. Their relationship faces challenges as Hazel must cope with Augustus's death at the end.

3. CHARACTER AND ROLE
Hazel Grace Lancaster
 Petite
 Frail
 Short, brown hair (short from Chemo)
 Favorite activites include reading, sleeping and watch
television reruns
 Dry sense of humor
 Best friends are her mother and a girl named Kaitlyn
 Dynamic - starts out depressed, practically lifeless with little
motivation. With the help from Augustus, she comes to see
life in a new light with a "can-do" attitude and giddy from her
first real love.
 Protagonist - her shockingly optimistic attitude while getting to
know Augustus and her ability to keep herself alive while
working through the issues of her unlikely situation.

4. Augustus "Gus" Waters
 Tall
 Short one leg from osteosarcoma
 Messy, brown hair
 Uses cigarettes as metaphors
 Best friends with Issac (a boy with eye cancer who becomes
blind from surgery)
 Plays lots of video games
 Comforting
 Positive
 Static - it is his optimistic and charming attitude, constantly
shown throughout the book, that inspires Hazel to live the life
she has left to the fullest, and appreciate everything she has;
not focusing on what she does not.
 Protagonist - his ability to help Hazel and give her a love and
compassion she has never experienced before

5. Isaac
 Augustus' best friend, has eye cancer and loses
both eyes
 Round character
 Dynamic character- Throughout the book he
learns to deal with losing his vision and his
girlfriend
Peter Van Houten
 Author of Hazel's favorite book, An Imperial
Affliction, lives in Amsterdam
 Round character
 Dynamic character- he is a selfish drunk, but by
the end he changes his life

6. Mrs. Lancaster
 Hazel's mom
 Round character-
 Static character- Does not change throughout
the story
Mr. Lancaster
 Hazel's dad
 Round character-
 Static character- Does not change

7. Mrs. Waters
 Augustus' mom
 Flat character-
 Static character- Does not change in the story
Mr. Waters
 Augustus' dad
 Flat character-
 Static character- Does not change in story
Lidewij Vliegenthart
 Peter Van Houten's assistant
 Flat character-
 Static character- She does not change throughout
the story

8. Patrick
 Runs the support group, had testicular
cancer
Kaitlyn
 Hazel's friend

9. SETTING
 PLACE
1. Indianapolis
The Fault in Our Stars is technically set in Indianapolis.
For Hazel and her companions, their hometown revolves around
the places that they can frequent as cancer kids:
hospitals, support groups in churches, and occasionally each
other's homes. The whole setting is quite stifling and very
indoors.
Hazel describes Indiana as someplace where she feels confined:
"It was a cloudy day, typical Indiana: the kind of weather that
boxes you in" (4.48). Even when she meets Augustus and
they start doing fun and exciting things together, they're still
limited in where they're allowed to go: they go to each other's
homes and to support group; they read a lot, watch TV, and
hang out with their hovering parents; they spend time with
Isaac, who also has similar limitations.

10. 2. Amsterdam, Netherlands
When Hazel shared her favorite author with Augustus, he also
took an interest. The author known as Peter Van Houten had
gone out of contact after finishing the novel An Imperial
Affliction until Gus (Augustus) contacted Van Houten's
secretary via email. Long story short, Hazel and Gus get
invited to visit Mr. Van Houten at his home in Amsterdam.
Hazel, her mother and Gus, make the dangerous international
travel with help from the Genies (similar to The Make-A-Wish
Foundation). There they find a stay at a beautiful hotel over
looking the canal, boat homes, spring flower petals in the
air, charming cafes, cobblestone sidewalks and small
elevators. Amsterdam is obviously a real place on the map
and a vital piece of the story line. With many relationship
milestones between Hazel and Augustus reached there and
the eye-opening realizations they find in their conversations
with Van Houten.

11. Time
At night, in the morning, tomorrow
Atmosphere
Happy, sad, terrific

12. PLOT
 The struggled in life and with cancer
This book strongly showcases the battle with cancer. The three
main characters in the book all struggled with cancer. Isaac
struggled with his eye surgery, Hazel dealed with her lung cancer
that showed no sign of improvement, and lastly Augustus struggled
with his cancer returning. These friends didn't let cancer stop them
from living their lives ,they went out and made to best of their
situation. Thoughout the treatments you would find that the friends
would be supporting each other and cared for them in their time of
need. Showed how strong these friends became as the story
progresses.
 Love triumphs through hardship
Augustus and Hazel had an epic love story. They brought out
the best in each other. Augusts showed Hazel that there was more
to life than stayed at home at letting the cancer consumed you.
Hazel brought the light back into Augustus's life. When
Augustus had to stop playing basketball he felt that there was
something missing, and that when he met Hazel.

13. It didn't take long for these friends to fall in love.
Together they were unbeatable, and won't let anything
brought them down. In the story Hazel and Augustus
went through some hard times. Hazel passed out and
was admitted into the hospital. Augustus had to battle
with his Osteoscarcoma returning. In each of these
situations the two lovers were sitting by each
others side every step of the way.
 Coping with the death of a loved one
At the end of the book Hazel forced to cope with
the death of Augustus. She felt that she was robbed of
the chance to have a soul mate to grow old with. Hazel
forced herself to put on a strong face and be there to
support Augustus's family, Eventhough she
depressed and felt that she lost the love of her life.

14. SUMMARY
The Fault in Our Stars was written in the perspective
of a 16 year-old girl and believed of a miracle, fought
a cancerous tumor in her lungs. Hazel was terminal
upon diagnosis; she past two years consisting of
practically living in medical offices, social isolation
and forced her to cope daily with her own
death, leading her into depression. Hazel was stuck
in a rut, all until the day at Cancer Kid Support
Group when she met charming, 17 year-old, one-
legged, Augustus Waters. Augustus- entranced by
Hazel’s intellectual capacity- shows her how to
live, even though she was dying.

15. The Fault in Our Stars followed the growing
relationship of Hazel and Augustus
through the mysteries of teen life, teen
love and all the trials and tribulations that
came with loving a girl with terminal
cancer- a human grenade.