"The world is not a wish granting factory"

Almost everyone has read fairytale stories where the girl gets the guy and they ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after.  However, in reality, that  doesn't always happen.  The novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green told of the bittersweet story of Hazel Grace and her life as a "side effect" of cancer.  Not to be a spoiler, but the ending was not completely happy.  And this just makes me love the book more, because I can connect with it better.  Hazel and her boyfriend Gus often say, "The world is not a wish granting factory."  This is proven in the book, causing a vivid reality for readers.

One way the world wasn't a wish granting factory for Hazel was when she went to meet Peter Van Houten.  In the book, Van Houten was her all time favorite author of the book An Imperial Affliction which also told of a girl with cancer.  This book, as well as The Fault in Our Stars was realistic because it ended in mid-sentence, possibly showing the reality of how death can arrive.  Because of this, Hazel's  need to know what happened, caused her to arrange to meet him in Amsterdam so he could answer her questions.  However, when she arrives, she uncovers that Van Houten is a pudgy, grumpy, rude and drunken man who refuses to speak of the book.  Overall, this shows the reality that some things you get your hopes up for, end up a disappointment.

SPOILER ALERT!!!!
Another way this book shows the reality of life is when Gus dies of cancer.  In the middle of the book, Hazel and Gus had finally got together and I was so happy for them.  But often, happiness does not last.  Unfortunately, Gus showed results of a cancer relapse.  It was heartbreaking to read about how Hazel took care of him everyday and how their love for each other remained strong throughout the rest of his life.  Overall, this too shows the reality of how life is not always a fairytale.

In conclusion, events in the book prove Gus and Hazel's saying that, "Life is not always a wish granting factory."  At some points, I wanted to throw the book across the room and yell, "How could the author do that to Hazel?"  But it also made me love the book for unleashing reality.  Of course, I'm not saying that everything eventually ends terribly, but not everything is a fairytale either.  The harsh reality of this book mixed in with the humor, love, and genius sayings really make it fantastic.