Characters: Hazel, Augustus, Isaac, Mrs. Lancaster (Hazel's Mom) and Mr. Van Houten
Themes: Death, Cancer, Love, Friendship
Summary:
Two
‘star-crossed’ teenagers fall in love; one has cancer and the other is in
remission. Hazel and Augustus meet in support group and hit it off with their
witty comments and book – An Imperial Affliction
(AIA). Their friend Isaac has surgery to remove his eye – making him
completely blind. To make matters worse, his girlfriend dumps him!
Augustus
(Gus) surprises Hazel with his wish to go to Amsterdam to visit with the author
of AIA, Mr. Peter Van Houten. Mr. Van
Houten agrees to share the ending of his book with them. They fly to Amsterdam,
along with Mrs. Lancaster. Hazel and Gus share a romantic dinner and watch the
boats go by. The following day they meet
Mr. Van Houten who turns out to be a drunken jerk. His assistance quits and
takes the teens to the Anne Frank Museum. There, Hazel and Gus share a romantic
kiss then return to the hotel. After their sexual encounter, Gus drops a bomb –
he’s cancer has returned.
Shortly
after their trip, Gus’ health has deteriorated severely. Before he dies, Gus asked Hazel to write a eulogy
for him. After his death, Isaac tells Hazel Gus wrote something for her. Hazel quickly started to look for it and realizes
Gus sent it to Mr. Van Houten. It turns out Gus wrote a eulogy for Hazel.
Due
to the genre of the book, I would recommend the age group would be 14-18 years
old. The book is a love story and that hits home with many teens. Obviously, the movie increased the popularity
of the book and the author.
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