"The Fault in Our Stars" is a New York Times best seller by John Green. Throughout the story, follow Hazel Grace as she battles with Thyroid Cancer but one day at her cancer support group her whole story changes when we are introduced to Augustus Waters who she gradually over time falls in love with. The story is written in Hazel’s perspective and by the end of the story the reader feels downhearted about some of the events that occurred through the story. The reader also feels happy about different events through it. A strong main character is essential to any good book as without them, there would be close to no story/book at all. Hazel and Augustus are such two essential and unforgettable characters as they are highly involved in the plot. Hazel is an essential and strong character in The Fault in Our Stars. Her strength comes from the fact that she knows and accepts that she will die, however, unlike others she does not care about leaving a mark upon the world, she cares about the opposite, leaving scars. This is proven when Hazel says “Mom I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up.” (p. 99) through this quote we see that Hazel is accepting that she will die any time soon, and that she tries to drift away from her parents so she doesn’t hurt them, it takes courage to accept that you will die and that is what makes her strong. Hazel is also strong in the sense that she is so open to change. This is proven when hazel tells her mother “I’ll text Kaitlyn” (p. 40) this is such a sudden change for hazel, as she is usually at home watching Americas Next Top Model, all alone, but when her mum asks her to go out she accepts straight up. John Green has created Hazel to show that someone with all her issues, still shows that amount of resilience. Hazel is a strong individual and so is Augustus. Augustus is yet another essential and strong character in The Fault in Our stars. Augustus is such an essential characte