When a Flaw is a Great Thing

                  I would have to say that out of all of the characters I've meet through books my favorite must be Augustus Waters from John Green's The Fault in our Stars. Augustus Waters is a college student that has gone through an amputation due to a tumor in his leg. Although I do enjoy his personality, I don't believe that's what's so special about Augustus Waters or any characters in John Green's works. The unique trait he has is that he has flaws. He has flaws like people do. Augustus is not portrayed as your run of the mill Prince Charming, but as a human being with their imperfections. These imperfections aren't unnaturally evident though. He is a smart and nice person who respects everything around him. All of these elements blend together to make this character believable and not a copied and pasted role model. All in all Augustus Waters is an amazing work of literature as a character. Not because he's perfect but because  he's imperfect. I would suggest that everybody goes and picks up this book and sees that its better for a character to be a person, rather than a supermodel of a person.