John Green’s novel touched on very real and heartbreaking elements in the book as it explored “the funny, thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love,” per the book’s description. Our quote of the day comes from The Fault in Our Stars and highlights the absurdity of toxic positivity, which is particularly grating for someone with a terminal illness.
The Fault in Our Stars did numbers. It was Green’s sixth book, and the fourth novel he wrote on his own. It debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Children’s Chapter Books, and stayed in that top spot for seven consecutive weeks. It was the winner of Goodreads’ Readers’ Favorite Young Adult Fiction in 2012 and was picked as TIME Magazine’s #1 Fiction Book of 2012, per Green’s website. It’s still one of his most memorable books, and as Britannica reported, it sold over 23 million copies by 2021, making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
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The Fault in Our Stars is told from Hazel Grace’s point of view, and this line is one of her many thoughts throughout the book.
Hazel has the above thought, based on her own life experience and what she knows to be true.
While anyone might find these platitudes off-putting, Hazel’s stance, as seen in our quote of the day, is more cynical (and personal) because she has terminal cancer. Again, most people might bristle at “Everything happens for a reason,” but Hazel’s main issue is with the toxic positive statement that you can’t experience happiness without also knowing sadness. As someone who has dealt with more than her “fair share” of pain at such a young age from having a fatal illness, she’s rightfully annoyed at the sentiment.
Ultimately, she’s stating that, no, bland or less flavorful things like vegetables don’t make something sweet and delicious like chocolate or candy taste any better or worse. Sure, if you had them back-to-back, maybe the difference is more noticeable. However, that brand of chocolate is always going to taste the same (unless they change the formula).
However, in the end, they may not actually be helpful, specifically for people in the thick of a painful situation, especially one that they can’t change. Also known as “brightsiding,” these toxic positivity statements can be invalidating, which is what Hazel is expressing here. Whether you ideologically believe what these phrases are saying or not, it’s always good to know your audience and understand that not everyone has the same feeling about them.
More Quotes from John Green’s ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”“Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.”“The marks humans leave are too often scars.”“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”Up Next:
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