Character Analysis of Augustus Waters

Augustus is a famous protagonist in the novel by writer John, he is quite interesting and special, let’s find out about him. First of all, Augustus is just a boy 17 years old but his characterisation is quite special. As a result, he is laid back and cool, but he does emphasize his ego as he discusses his fear of oblivion and his desperate need to be remembered as a hero in the cancer support group. Though he is still supportive of his best friend Issac. Later, after he meets Hazel Grace Lancaster we see Augustus turn into a gentleman. Furthermore, his metaphor about the cigarette was appeared thought the story. For example, according to John Greens’s book,” The Fault in Our Stars”,” It’s a metaphor see, you put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing.” If you were to ask anyone within the novel what they remembered most about the character Augustus Waters there would be one common answer, his metaphor about the cigarette. During the novel we see Augustus use the metaphor of a cigarette to take control over his life, because he lives with a side effect of cancer, dying and the fear of oblivion, so he is determined to remain in control no matter the situation. It has been proven fact that cigarettes will kill you. By putting the cigarette in his mouth but not lighting it, he can satisfy his despondent need for control. From this we can see several characteristics of Augustus as his boldness, determination, drive, and creativity. He proves boldness because he proceeds to defy the odds in his unique way. Instead of letting the cancer consume him, he is controlling the cancer indirectly. Finally, as Augustus speaks at Isaac’s support group he tells stories of his fear of oblivion. for example, he has said with the Supporting group that “I fear it like the proverbial blind man who’s afraid of the dark.” The fear of oblivion seems to despair him but he is still optimistic and lives happily with his loved ones. In conclusion, Augustus is a character that bring for the reader a lot of feelings as sympathetic and sad. However, Augustus is a strong and intelligent person. Although he knows he will not live long and the fear of one day he is forgotten, these things is always existed in his mind, but he strongly confronted it when he met Hazel. The characterisation of Augustus is so interested and special, this is one of the most things that attracts the reader.