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The statement above shows that the motivation of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters to live their life to the fullest is because of their awareness that time is
precious. This statement can be related to this study because it intends to develop the concept of motivation in order to find another reason of Hazel and
Augustus’ motivation than their awareness of time.
Another study is a thesis written by Rissa Egitia Yuniarti’s undergraduate thesis entitled
“The Influences of The Minor Characters Toward The Main Character’s Motivation for a Better Life as Seen in Constance Briscoe’s Ugly”.
Yuniarti said that: Her teacher’s kindness teaches her to never give up and to hold on to her
dream. The treatments lead Clare to her motivation on a better life, where she can get the love she deserves, never gets beaten anymore and to live
in secure financially. Clare’s struggle and survival in her childhood until her teenage life show her motivation influenced by the characters
Yuniarti, 2013: x.
According to the quotation above, Yuniarti emphasizes that the teacher of Clare
who gives her motivation to her to get a better life. Clare ’s struggle and survival
in her childhood is influenced by the characters. This study aims to develop the study conducted by Yuniarti because the writer analyzes the same concept of
motivation, but the writer intends to analyze Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace’s motivation to cherish their life. Both of them give the motivation for themselves.
Augustus Waters is Hazel Grace’s boyfriend who gives her motivation to cherish her life, never give up and to hold on to her dream.