Optimistic Augustus Waters’ Characteristics

was dead. It can be seen from Hazel ’s conversation with her mother Murphy’s theory which is speech when she said: “Honey,” my mom said. “What’s wrong?” “I’m like. Like. I’m like a grenade, mom. I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay?” “I’m grenade ,” I said again. “I just want to stay away from people and read books and think and be with you guys because there’s nothing I can do about hurting you, you are too invested, so just please let me do that, okay? I’m not depressed. I don’t need to get out more. And I can’t be a regular teenager, because I’m grenade 2012: 99. From her statement above, she tried to portray herself as a grenade that would blow up and caused many casualties because she thought that many people who were close to her including her parents would feel sad, thus becoming the casualties of her death. Therefore, she would like to minimize the casualties of her death by not getting too close to people, so in the event that she was dead, no one would feel the loss that could cause sadness, sorrow, or pain. One of the thoughts that could strengthen the fact that she prioritized her parents’ happiness could be seen below: “I wanted to make my parents happy. There is only one thing in this world shittier than biting it from cancer when you’re sixteen and that’s having a kid who b ites it from cancer” 2012: 8. From Hazel’s thought above Murphy’s theory which is thought, it shows that Hazel just wants to make her parents happy. The main reason of her desire to make her parents happy was because she thought that being a sixteen year old girl with cancer is better than having a child suffering from cancer. Therefore, the reason why she was being distant was because she tried to avoid her parents from the sadness, pain, or regret once Hazel was dead eventually. The other example of her being distant to people can also be seen through Hazel and her mother’s conversation: “Me: I refuse to attend Support Group. Mom: One of the symptoms of depression is disinterest in activity. Me: Please just let me watch America’s Next Top Model. It’s an activity. Mom: Television is passivity. Me: Ugh, Mom, please. Mom: Hazel, you’re a teenager. You’re not a little kid anymore. You need to make friends, get out of the house, and live your life. Me: If you want me to be a teenager, don’t send me to Support Group. Buy me a fake ID so I can go to clubs, drink vodca and take pot...” 2012: 7. From the conversation above, it shows that Hazel is not interested in Support Group because she felt like support group is the chance for her to make friends which is something that she avoids as a “grenade”. Therefore, she kept refusing to attend the Support Group even though her mother insisted her to do so. She even tried to order her mother to purchase a fake ID for her so she would be eligible to go to the clubs to consume alcohol or drugs by herself without having to make friends or being close to anyone. Thus, her distant personality can be seen through the idea of characteristic by Murphy which are speech and thought.

b. After Meeting Augustus Waters

i. Loving

Actually, she is a loving person. She loves Augustus so much and finds herself giving into all the sweet, real feelings that she has for Augustus by thinking that: “He wasn’t perfect or anything. He wasn’t your fairytale prince Charming or whatever. He tried to be like that sometimes, but I liked him best when that stuff fell away.” 25.3 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI From the statement above, the writer sees that Hazel loves Augustus so much and she accepts with all of her heart. It can be proven through the way she described Augustus as someone who was imperfect and he was not the ideal prince Charming, but she loved him unconditionally and wholeheartedly. This personality can be seen through the idea of Murphy that is thought. She does not only love Augustus Waters as her boyfriend, but she also loves her parents that always give the motivation and also spirit to through her illness. It is can be seen from her thought, “I wanted to make my parents happy” 2012: 8. From the previous statement, it shows that Hazel loved her parents so much. She did not want make them feel sad and hurt their feeling. All that she wanted is to make her parents feel happy and blessed with the existence of Hazel Grace. Her loving personality can be seen through the theory of characterization by Murphy which is thought. ii. Considerate Hazel Grace is also a considerate person. She cared about her friends a lot, especially Isaac. Isaac was a friend of Augustus Waters. She met Isaac in the Supporting Group and their relationship as a friend became stronger since Hazel and Augustus had a relationship as a soul mate. It was proven when Hazel visited him after he had a surgery for his eyes because of cancer. “Isaac, hi, it’s Hazel from Supporting Group, not your evil ex-girlfriend. His mom walked him to me, and I pilled myself out of the dining room chair and hugged him, his body taking a moment to find me before he hugged me back, hard.” 2012: 224. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI