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The time of Hazel's death is not known in the book. Someone is possibly trolling the forum. Her mother will have her Masters Degree by December (probably).

Why did he die? There is the literal answer of cancer and that everyone dies eventually. In terms of the the author deciding he would die... I don't know. Probably to place a spot light on the amazing immaturity, amazing potential, amazing immaturity, and the imperfect humanness that he contained. That we all contain. Only, we all keep changing and evolving over time, recreating ourselves each moment as we grow older. Gus never got to do that. In death, we are like a published book - no more rewriting. We stop evolving or changing, save how memories of us change. Life and death have to coexist - but does eternal life help us to keep growing even after physical death? I think so.

Why did Augustus die? To focus on his and our humanity in a way living rarely does. Maybe.