TFIOS Words and Symbols’

Hello everyone. I`m reading a wonderful book by John Green ‘TFIOS’. And today I`d like to speak about the symbol of this book that hides in the title.

Why the fault in our stars? What does it mean? And how stars are connected with teenagers and cancer? Let`s get this straight.
I`ve made some researches, and it turns out that this title is connected with Shakespeare's quote from Julius Caesar. However, Julius Caesar looks at this question from another angle, “The fault, dear Brutus is not in our stars, / But in ourselves”. He tells that we by ourselves are responsible for our life. John Green argues with this statement. He explains to us that there are cases when you are not able to change anything at all. Augustus and Hazel didn`t want to have cancer, they were really good, ambitious, and ordinary teenagers, but they were doomed.
However, despite this fact, people can live and make their own decisions despite the fault in their stars. They still can do something special to e remembered, or just to make their life amazing. I remember the episode when Hazel and Augustus were trying champaign. It was compared with the stars. And it is not just about champaign, it is about the atmosphere of fabulous Amsterdam, and the opportunity to share these emotions with each other. I think that this episode is really important because when we`re reading it we feel like time slows down. Hazel and Augustus are enjoying every moment together. Probably, despite their illness, stars also have given them a wonderful gift — true love — that, by the way, is not given to everybody.

Also, I want to share some words that seem useful to me:
eerily [ˈiɚrəli] — in a strange, frightening, and mysterious way (жутко)
a cheesy smile [ˈtʃizi] — a cheesy smile is wide but not sincere (притворная)
ravishing [ˈrævɪʃɪŋ] — very beautiful (упоительный)

That`s all for now. Thank you for your attention=)