The fault in our stars ch 3

Summary

This chapter of the book was focused on Hazel's thirty-third half birthday. At the beginning of the book they mention how her mother likes to celebrate this fractions of her birthday often. Hazel stayed up late the previous night reading the book Augustus gave to her, therefore she sleeps in late the next morning. Her mom then decides to wake her up and reminded ehr that it was that special day, so they need to celebrate, in addition to Hazel having class. Hazel decides to celebrate with a trip to the mall an old friend. Hazel goes to class and then the bookstore to buy the first two books in the series of the book Augustus gave her. She then spent some time shopping with Kaitlyn until she exclaims to be tired and leaves Kaitlyn to go to a corner of the mall to read. As Hazel finishes the book, a little girl asks her what is in her nose. Hazel then explains that it is called a cannula, and its purpose is to give her oxygen, helping her breathe. Hazel then offered the girl if she wants to try the cannula on, the girl agreed until Hazel began to feel week and was forced to put it back on. The little girl’s mother then intervened in her daughters questionary and took her away. 

Character Analysis

Kaitlyn

- Kaitlyn is Hazel's schoolmate she seems like a very nice persona and have proved to be a loyal friend, who still hangs out with Hazel despite her medical condition and current distance from society. 
- Its notable how she is an stereotypical teenage girl, obsessed with shopping, boys, and gossip. We can see this when she talk about her boyfriend and life at school while she tries on multiple pairs of shoes at the store.  
-Kaitlyin is also a talkative girl, we can see this as she is seating with Hazel in the cafeteria and is usually her who is telling a story, gossip or asking questions. 
- Moreover it is evident how Katilyn is psychorigid when it comes to punctuality, we can note this as she set an appointment with Hazel at 3:32 and arrived exactly at that time.
-Lastly Kaitlyn can also be considered a picky kind of girl. Contrary to Hazel who picked some cheap sandals, Katilyn tried on many pairs of shoes until she found a cute pair that covered her toe, which she claimed that she doesn't liked. 

Events

The events in the book are moving from being focused In Hazel to being more about the people the surround her. Besides knowing more of Hazel's feeling and personality the book also introduces her closest healthy friend. Aside that it shows another side of her mother, instead of arguing with her, she is celebrating an early birthday. Besides the part where Hazel removed her breathing device for a moment shows an improvement of her medical condition. Additionally as the story evolve we can notice how Hazel is changing as she is being influenced by the people around her, specifically how she became more interested in series of books after Augustus gave that one book to her. 

Themes 

In my opinion the theme of the reading is not letting one problem create new ones that are not even there. Specifically Hazel lets her cancer affect her life more than it should, we can see this as she comments on the fact that Kaitlyn will be surprised she could attract a boy which proves how Hazel's cancer has lowered her self-esteem. But the previous chapter in which we can see how she is connected to Augustus demonstrate how the fact that she is not the most healthy person her love life can still have a story. 

Thoughts

I feel as if the story is attracting me even more as I get through it. I am interested in how it shows every aspect of Hazel life, because even though i know that the plot of the story goes around her life story with Augustus, its good to read other character as well. Moreover I feel like i became attached to Hazel and that I understand her which makes me more interested to keep reading. Lastly I like the fact that it include many jokes and funny situations that makes me laugh . So far I am highly enjoying it and want to keep reading!