Allusions

Alongside reasing Les Mis I have started The Fault in our Stars. I wanted an easy read to read while reading Les Mis. I am only on Chapter Two in The Fauly in our Stars and I am enjoying it. the plot is very intriging and I am having a hard time putting the book down. The author John Green uses allusions throughout the text.

"I was standing with my Chuck Taylors on the very edge of the curb, the oxygen tank ball-and-chaining in the cart by my side, and right as my mom pulled up, I felt a hand grab mine." (Green 20)

The allusion that was present in this quote was the use of Chuck Taylors. I researched what these are and they are high toped converse shoes. They are very casual and fit the description of Hazel. I image Hazel as you typical teenage girl, wearing casual clothes and shoes. The only difference is the oxygen tank that she has to carry around. This also makes me think that she has always been the relaxed type never to worried about what people think of her. 

I think that this allusion was placed toward the beginning of the novel because we are still getting introduced to what the characters do, feel, and act. This allows us to get a sense of who she really is and not who we are inferring her to be. I think that John Green wants to show us that you can still be normal even with a disease or condition.