NOVEL ANALYSIS

Kesusastraan Britania
Modern
GROUP 8 :
Anisa Amaliya 041119023
Dedeh Yuliawati 041119024
Firda Putri Pratiwi 041119020
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
 Book Identity

Novel Title : The Fault Is in Our Star

Author : John Green
Publisher : Dutton Books
Published Year : January 10, 2012
Book Thickness : 313 Pages
 Author Biography
John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author of teen fiction, YouTube video
blogger (Vlogger) and educational videos. He won a printz award in 2006 for his first novel
"Looking for Alaska" and his latest novel "The Fault in Our Stars" entered the first position on
The New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012. Green has pioneered several shows,
created 11 bold documentary, an educational channel that teaches literature, history, economics,
and science.

Author Society Background

Judging from the background of the author's life, Green really cares about his friends. This novel has
many topics that are relevant to today's society. Where after someone leaves us, we must
desperately look for a hope for the future.
Intrinsic Elements
 Characters
Hazel Grace Lancaster Augustus Waters Peter Van Houten
A girl who was diagnosed with a terminal A boy with osteosarcoma. He is Antagonist character. He is a nihilistic
form of thyroid. smart, and positive. and and alcoholic.

“The broad outline of my miracle: "Because he was a funny guy,” "I have a Churcillian relationship with
diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid (Green,2012: 364) alcohol"
cancer when I was thirteen" "Without Pain, How could we know
joy?" (Green,2012:52)

Mrs. Lancaster Mr. Lancaster Isaac

Hazel's father. Kind and Isaac easily disappointed
She is Hazel's mother, described
as a strong mother. loving person.
 Setting
Time:
- Morning "Hazel sleeps poorly and the next morning they eat a deli meat-filled breakfast“
- Afternoon "The next afternoon, Hazel drives to Gus's house."

- Night "Gus's parents all eat dinner at his house."

Environtment:
- Happy (When Hazel go to Amsterdam with Augustus.)

- Tension (When Hazel had to be taken to the ICU)

- Sad (When Augustus left Hazel)

Place:
- Church

“ The support Group met every Wednesday in the basement of a stone walled Episcopal church”

- Augustus' house

“They go to Augustus’s room."

- Hospital

"From his hospital room and her being moody and miserable"

- Amsterdam

"Hazel, Hazel’s mom, and Augustus land in Amsterdam."

- Restaurant

“The restaurant is called Oranjee. The food, sent out in many courses.”
 View Point
Theme Plot
A love story with both cancer Two teenage cancer survivors embark on Using the first person point of
patients who support and a journey to visit a writer in Amsterdam. view that is Hazel.
encourage each other. Hazel and Augustus are two teenagers
who share life experiences on a journey.
They complement each other's
shortcomings until they finally fall in
love.

Introduction
Hazel’s mother thought that
Hazel was cancer. The doctor
advised Hazel to go to a weekly
cancer support group and it was
there that she met Augustus.
Then they became close.
Plot Summarize
Conflict
Hazel was frustrated. One day Gus,
Hazel and Isaac went to church
together. Augustus asked them to
make a speech as if he were dead. It
turned out that 8 days later actually
happened.
Problem Solving
Isaac told Hazel that Augustus had written
something before he died. She also realized that
his mother took the class to become the leader of
the Support Group, so that after he died, his
parents would have another life.
 Symbols
Shooting Balls Grenade
“All at once, I couldn't figure out why I ● “I’m like. Like. I’m like a grenade, Mom.
was methodically tossing a spherical I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going
object through a toroidal object.” to blow up and I would like to minimize
the casualties, okay?”
Funky Bones
Cigarette Reminder of death.
"You put the killing thing right
Amsterdam
between your teeth, but you don't give
it the power to do its killing.” Symbolize freedom.
 Language Style

The author uses a language style that is easily understood by the

reader so that the reader feels the things that happen to the characters
in this novel. Sometimes writers use an object to describe something.
Also, there is a lot of dialogue when important things happen.
 Extrinsic Elements

Psychological Value
How people can cope with this depression
to attain a meaningful life.

Religious Value Social Value Moral Value

There is an understanding of Nihilism. Good support for those "The world is not a wish
“There will come a time when all of us are dealing with cancer. granting factory."
dead. [...] I encourage you to ignore it.
God knows that's what everyone else
does.”
 Deficiency and Advantages

I think this story is very good because it is not only a love story that is
emphasized in this story, but it also teaches us to be passionate about life despite
the many trials that befall us. Like Hazel and August who can live happily even
though they are suffering from terminal cancer and have been sentenced to death.
The drawback is that there are some use of harsh words in the novel.
 Conclusion
In my opinion, overall, the story he Fault in Our Stars is worth reading because there
are many lessons that we can take after reading this novel, for example "stop
complaining in life". It teaches us that no matter how we try, we don't get to choose if
we get hurt; it is a near certainty that we will experience pain. Be grateful for what
you have right now, and rest assured that there will be someone who sincerely loves
us. As we are.
Thank You