Is cancer the enemy?When you think of cancer, the words terminal illness and death probably come to mind. However, even though cancer is a terminal illness, it can change a person's life and outlook. In the book The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, the protagonist suffers from lung cancer. In a mental and emotional journey, she learns what true love is. Love is what keeps her alive even in difficult times and helps her live a normal life. With love she is able to face life without Augustus, with love she is able to live life to the fullest, and with love she is able to stop worrying about being a grenade and to be able to break down walls to let in people who care deeply about her. Hazel is a child with cancer that is a grenade. That is, she wants to love and be loved, but she doesn't want to affect a lot of people when she explodes or dies. Therefore, she builds walls around her castle and does not allow anyone to enter. That is, until she met Augustus Waters, who taught her that even though she has cancer, she can still live like a normal child, she can still watch popular TV shows and movies , and she can still go out with friends and go shopping. . She doesn't have to sit at home depressed and wishing she could die just because she has cancer. Cancer is not the enemy that wants to blow up our lives, it is an ally that wants to shape our lives, shape who we are, and shape our outlook on life in exchange for a life lived to the fullest. Augustus, or Gus, shows Hazel that building fences won't help her live her life. In fact, letting people into the castle and allowing them to love you is the thing that will keep you going, especially during difficult times. Auguste sa...... middle of paper ......ed. She tries to find it and, after several days, receives an email from the author's assistant who has it. The ending ends with Augustus asking whether or not Hazel is happy with the choices she made. She says yes. Yes, because she has now made the choice to leave the people she cares about and can survive the next few months, maybe even years without Augustus. Hazel was a girl who tried her best to live a life even if it wasn't normal. She still watched popular TV shows, she still had a boyfriend, and she still went shopping and all the other things girls do. Additionally, she tore down the walls of her heart and allowed Augustus inside, she made the choice to get closer to people and began to stop worrying about when and if she was going to explode . These were Hazel's choices, the choices she made with the help of Augustus, the love of her cancer life..