I thought we could just experience love, hope, happiness,
sadness, instability, deep emotions and other feelings in reality. But I was
wrong, very wrong. This book brought me in to fantastically amazing world. In
this book, I learned how to fall in love.
Honestly, I am not fond of reading books whether it is a
romance, comedy, horror or whatsoever. I don’t know why. I know it’s weird but
I prefer watching movies rather than reading the book. That’s why I really had
the hard time thinking what I must put in this blog post. And then, I remember
a book that caught up my attention to continue the journey as I start to read
the prologue. And in that time, I experienced the feeling of being broken
hearted.
So here’s my favourite book- The Fault in our Stars by John
Green. Let me share the story of it.
CHARACTERS:
Hazel
Grace Lancaster- a 16-year old cancer
patient who unexpectedly fall in love to a hot and sexy
Augustus Waters
Augustus
“Gus” Waters- a 16-year old guy who immediately fall in love to Hazel Grace and
afterwards became his girlfriend; he has an osteosarcoma
Isaac- a guy best friend of Gus who has blinded eyes due to
cancer
Mr and
Mrs. Lancaster- Hazel’s parents who have
been both caring and protective
Peter
Van Houten- the author of Hazel’s
favourite book entitled, ‘An Imperial Affliction’
Patrick- the leader of support group
Dr.
Maria- Hazel’s cancer doctor who allowed
her to go to Amsterdam
SETTING:
Indianapolis- place
where the characters live
Amsterdam- place where
Peter Van Houten lives
PLOT:
Exposition:
A non-typical teenager, Hazel Grace,
who tried to join support group that made her life completely different. Augustus, immediately fall in love to her because of her incredibly great characteristics. They had
bonding and good relationship as friends, but lately as they had their trip on Amsterdam,
they became more than it.
Rising
Action: About their trip, they had a quarrel between Van Houten who rudely treated them. Gus and Hazel just
wanted to know about the ending of the book, An Imperial Affliction but the
author denied telling it.
Climax: Augustus’
cancer spread on his body that causes him to become weak and vulnerable. But
this time, Hazel realized that she loves Gus more than she knew. Gus decided to
have a pre-funeral.
Falling
Action: Gus died and unexpectedly,
Hazel found Houten in the funeral. He
told everything he knows about Gus.
Resolution: Hazel
really loves Gus for she can’t thank him for what he had done to her and so at
the end, she just accepted the truth that Gus died, but still her feelings
remained the same.
SUMMARY:
“That’s the thing about pain, it demands to be felt.”
Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen-year-old cancer
patient who always has a portable oxygen tank for properly breathing,
chose to be alone than hanging out with her peers. But her doctor told her to
act as a typical teen ager. So, she joined a support group, as her mother’s
command. One day, she attended one of the meetings of the group and she had
noticed by a teenage boy namely Augustus Waters, who was staring at her all
the time. Augustus was there for Isaac, his best friend who had a tumor in
one eye that was removed, and now, for the other eye that must be taken out
also. After the meeting, Augustus approached Hazel Grace and asked her if she
wants to hang out with him. And that was where everything has started.
"It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right
between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing."
During their hang out, they both decided to exchange their
own favourite books- An Imperial Affliction from Hazel to Gus and The Price of
Dawn from Gus to Hazel. After a week, Gus admitted that he has this same
curiosity about the ending of this story for it is sort unfinished. He
tried to send an email to the author. The assistant of the author, Lidewij, surprisingly replied to him. According to the
letter, they could know about the ending personally only, so if ever, hopefully they could stop by in Amsterdam.
Both of them are so excited about it. But there is a
problem. Hazel’s lungs filled with fluid which causes her to go to ICU. She
found out that Gus never left her in the hospital. Gus gave a letter to
Hazel which made her to go to Amsterdam more determined. The group of doctors
don’t want her to go but Dr. Maria said that Hazel must live her life.
"I am a grenade and at some point I am going to blow
up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay?" Hazel grace said as
she explains to Gus why he can't fall in love to her.
"Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a
privilege to have my heart broken by you." Gus replied.
So the time came, Hazel with her mom and Gus went to Amsterdam. When Hazel and Gus
met Peter Van Houten, they expect that they would have a genially talk with him, but they were so
disappointed. What they have seen was the upside down of it- Houten as a drunk
and unconciously annoying man. But Lidewij didn't make
them feel so bad for she brought the two to a tour in Anne Frank's house.
"I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a
shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed
and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust,
and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in
love with you."
"I fell in love like you would fall asleep: slowly and
then all at once."
Next day, Augustus confessed to Hazel that while she was in
the hospital for days he discovered that his cancer spread everywhere. Hazel
realized that Augustus is the grenade now. Back to Indianapolis, Gus becomes
afraid, weak and helpless yet he is still the most beautiful boy for Hazel. She
also realized that she loves Gus so much. Unfortunately,
Gus’ condition becomes worse quickly and so he decided to arrange a
pre-funeral. Hazel and Isaac gave their last words or eulogies to Gus.
Isaac to Gus: When the scientists from the future show up
at my house with robot eyes and tell me to try them on, I will tell them to
screw off because I do not want to see a world without him.
Hazel to Gus: Some infinities are bigger than other
infinities. But I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity.
Eight days later, Gus died. Hazel surprisingly found Houten at the funeral. The
author apologized to Hazel for the things he had done and in return, he told
the truth about the book. Hazel refused to listen and went to a drive.
After some days, Isaac
told Hazel that Gus was writing a sequel of An Imperial Affliction about a eulogy
just for her through emails of Houten and Gus. Gus asked Houten’s help to put
his ideas differently because he believes that he is not a
good writer and his thoughts are stars that he can’t fathom into
constellations. And there was this statement in the letter,” You don’t get to
choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but if you do have some say in
who hurts you. I like my choices. I hope she likes hers.”
Hazel said as she cries, “I do, Augustus. I do.”
I AM EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE RIGHT NOW. WHY AUGUSTUS WHY. YOU SHOULD’VE LIVED LONGER AND BE MINE. BUT NO, YOU DIED. AND FOR THIS, I GOT MY WORST HEART BREAK EVER.
