John Green “The Fault In Our Stars”

John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author of young adult fiction. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska,and his sixth novel, The Fault in Our Stars, debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list in January The 2014 film adaptation opened at number one on the box office.In 2014, Green was included in Time magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World.Another film based on a Green novel, Paper Towns, was released on July 24, Americanyoung adult fiction Printz Awarddebut novelLooking for AlaskaThe Fault in Our StarsThe New York Times Best Seller listfilm adaptationTimePaper Towns

Aside from being a novelist, Green is also well known for his YouTube ventures. In 2007, he launched the VlogBrothers channel with his brother,Hank Green. Since then, John and Hank have launched events such asProject for Awesome and VidCon and created a total of 11 online series, including Crash Course, an educational channel teaching literature, history, and science, later joined by courses in economics, US government, astronomy, politics, and philosophy VlogBrothersHank GreenProject for AwesomeVidConCrash Course

Born- John Michael Green August 24, 1977 (age 38) IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.Indiana Occupation- Author Nationality- American

American Education - B.A., English and Religious studiesEnglishReligious studies Alma Mater- Kenyon College (2000)Kenyon College Genre- Young-adult fiction,bildungsroman, romance, radio, videoYoung-adult fictionbildungsroman

FULL TITLE · The Fault In Our Stars AUTHOR · John Green TYPE OF WORK · Novel GENRE · Young Adult LANGUAGE · English TIME AND PLACE WRITTEN · ; America and Amsterdam DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION · 2012 PUBLISHER · Dutton Books NARRATOR · Hazel Grace Lancaster

POINT OF VIEW · Hazel narrates the story in the first person, giving the reader access to her thoughts but also limiting the reader’s perspective to what she sees. TONE · The tone is generally direct, as Hazel tells her story in a straightforward manner, but is also often introspective and philosophical as Hazel considers existential questions. TENSE · Past tense, with the exception of the last sentence. SETTING (TIME) · The year is never explicitly mentioned, but based on context clues such as physical setting and technology the story takes place presumably anytime between 2008 and SETTING (PLACE) · Indianapolis and Amsterdam PROTAGONIST · Hazel Grace Lancaster

Questions The title of this novel comes from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar quote which states, “The fault, dear Brutus is not in our stars./But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” 1.Consider the meaning of this quote, and the implications that it has both on a person’s fate and a person’s decision- making process. 2.Consider how this quote relates to the lives and decision making processes of two characters who have been stricken with potentially fatal forms of cancer. 3.Make predictions about the fates of the two main characters in consideration to the title.

1.Compare Hazel’s introduction to herself to her introduction of Augustus in ch Compare the tones and attitudes of the two characters towards their lives, cancer, and impending mortality. 3.Formulate predictions about the relationship that the two will have, and about the changes that they will create in one another, based on the information in chapter 1 only 4.During a disagreement regarding Hazel’s attendance at Support Group, her mother tells her, “ Hazel you deserve a life.” Consider the irony of this statement. Why is Hazel so resistant to attending her Support Group? Though she doesn’t acknowledge it, what might be some of the benefits of her attending?