Health and Morality: The Fault in Our Stars Movies about illness and medical conditions often create a realistic representation of stigmas and judgments that are associated with a character’s diagnosis. The movie adaptation of John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars follows the love story of two teens, Hazel Lancaster and Augustus Waters, who are both diagnosed with cancer. Expected illness behavior related to childhood cancer is represented in the interactions that others have with the main character, Hazel.
The concept of illness behavior explains how people interact when confronted with an illness. One aspect of illness behavior is the expected role of those who are sick (Edberg, 2013). People who are diagnosed with a specific illness are expected to act a certain way that is influenced by, or is a result of the illness. These expectation are culturally bound, and can differ depending on the way the specific illness is viewed within society (Edberg, 2013). At the beginning of the film, Hazel’s physicians assume she is depressed and struggling …show more content…
In the movie The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel Lancaster represents illness behavior that would be expected from someone who has cancer. She is also having continuously acknowledge the illness behaviors that those around her have learned to be normal as well. However, it is clear that Hazel disagrees with some of the behaviors, thoughts, and emotions those around her have regarding her illness. The illness behaviors that society has adapted overtime vary by culture. Some of the stigmas that are assigned to patients are even done subconsciously. Like in Hazel’s case, this can cause tension when two people’s desired illness behaviors do not align. Stigma and Illness behavior represent, to a great extent, how society as a whole views a disease or
The concept of illness behavior explains how people interact when confronted with an illness. One aspect of illness behavior is the expected role of those who are sick (Edberg, 2013). People who are diagnosed with a specific illness are expected to act a certain way that is influenced by, or is a result of the illness. These expectation are culturally bound, and can differ depending on the way the specific illness is viewed within society (Edberg, 2013). At the beginning of the film, Hazel’s physicians assume she is depressed and struggling …show more content…
In the movie The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel Lancaster represents illness behavior that would be expected from someone who has cancer. She is also having continuously acknowledge the illness behaviors that those around her have learned to be normal as well. However, it is clear that Hazel disagrees with some of the behaviors, thoughts, and emotions those around her have regarding her illness. The illness behaviors that society has adapted overtime vary by culture. Some of the stigmas that are assigned to patients are even done subconsciously. Like in Hazel’s case, this can cause tension when two people’s desired illness behaviors do not align. Stigma and Illness behavior represent, to a great extent, how society as a whole views a disease or