Psyche of Young Adults with Cancer in John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars

Swetha B and Gayathri N

World Journal of English Language, 2024, vol. 14, issue 1, 454

Abstract: Cancer is a life-threatening disease. Cancer that adults get most frequently are cancers of the skin, lungs, colon, leukemia, bone and rectum. Nowadays, children are also getting affected by cancer. Cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy have a physical impact and in turn which affects patients psychologically. This paper aims to bring out both the physical and psychological pain of young adults who are affected by different types of cancer and how they cope with the life-throbbing situation with reference to the novel ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green. This paper also tries to convey the readers about the sufferings of cancer patients and how it affects the psyche of their family members. It insists on the importance of care, love and attention to be provided to the cancer survivors, especially, Young Adults who lost their childhood while other children are enjoying their life.

Date: 2024
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