A Comparison of John Green’s the Fault in Our Stars and Steven Chbosky’s the Perks of Being a Wallflower
Today, it is common to see teenagers falling in and out of love with their peers However, it is seldom that those relationships ever suffice. In John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars and Steven Chbosky’s The Perks ofBeing u Wallflower, the characters experience complex issues involving personal health and relationships. In both novels, the authors portray a world filled with happiness but blocked by issues that are beyond the characters’ control, Both The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Fault in Our Stars‘ major themes rotate around the idea of love not being infinite, but finite; ultimately neither novel ends with good outcomes. Falling in love is complicated; any person who as experienced what it feels like to be in love knows that Chbosky and Green.
Consciously and subconsciously, try and attempt to give readers an idea of what it feels like to be in love, and to be loved Hazel and Augustus, the main characters from Green’s novel, showcasing exactly how exciting love can be, whereas Charlie and Sam, the main characters from Chbosky’s novel, showcase just how frustrating love can be. Both authors, obviously, have been in love, and possibly, have been hurt by love. However, one is left to wonder whether or not either author has experienced the traumatic events that their characters have. In each novel, the main character has some type of major issue.
In The Fault in Our Stars Hazel has a terminal form of Thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs, whereas in. The Perks ofBeing a Wallflower Charlie was a victim of sexual abuse. The emotional struggles that each character experiences were both realistic, and possible, which ultimately leads these works to be considered realistic fiction Although Hazel developed Cancer at a young age, it was out of her control. The same could be said for Charlie; except he didn’t develop a disease someone he trusted sexually abused him. In both works, the characters could not control the hand that life dealt them but somehow found love. Although the protagonist of each work has been through traumatic events, their tragedies are much different.
Hazel‘s biological disease is much different than Charlie’s psychological problems brought on by sexual abuse. Nonetheless, each author did an excellent job at describing what it’s like to have some type of trauma involved with one‘s love life. Overall, the authors prove that love doesn’t always conquer all things i especially mental and biological diseases. In conclusion, Green and Chbosky both did an excellent job at describing what it feels like to fall in love with someone, but perhaps the greatest idea that both novels express was: “Pain demands to be felt”. Today, society tends to passively ignore the simple phrase, that John Green wrote, and pretend that there is no such thing as paint. Ultimately, all humans experience pain and both novels. The Fault in Our Stars and The Perks ofBeing a Wallflower does an exceptional job at describing these emotions.
