Chapter 9 Summary

The day before she leaves, Hazel visits the support group. Hazel runs unto Isaac there. Isaac says he's up-to-date on her life because Gus is always talking about Hazel. After group, Isaac invites over to his house, where they play his and Augustus's favorite video game. They talk about how Hazel feels about Gus. Isaac thinks Hazel doesn't want Gus to "Monica" her, but Hazel thinks that it's the other way around. She doesn't want to "Isaac" him.

Chapter 9 Analysis

This is the first support group meeting that Hazel has attended since met Augustus. It foreshadows it being the last support group meeting Hazel will attend because Hazel is likely to die while she is in Amsterdam or when she returns. Since Hazel will finally have the answers that she's been seeking about the novel, Hazel feels that she will finally be able...