In the opening chapters, Hazel and Augustus bond over reading each other\u2019s favorite novel. Through this sharing we begin to learn more about the main characters individually, but also what they mean to each other.<\/p>\n
Augustus clearly likes Hazel enough to invite her to dinner, but in agreeing to read An Imperial Affliction<\/i> he asserts his interest. \u201cI am going to read this terrible book with the boring title that does not contain stormtroopers.\u201d It\u2019s hard to say whether or not Augustus is actually expecting the book to be terrible. There\u2019s an implied sarcasm in his quote, which is definitely flirtatious. Regardless of if he\u2019s excited to read the book, he\u2019s doing it for Hazel.<\/p>\n
Since the book is written from Hazel\u2019s point of view, we already know she\u2019s very attracted to Augustus both physically and intellectually. When she reads The Price of Dawn <\/b><\/i>we learn more about Hazel. Earlier that evening she\u2019d watched a film with Augustus she dubbed \u201ca boy movie\u201d, due to a \u201cheroic guy in a mask who died heroically for Natalie Portman\u201d. It was surprising to me that she read The Price of Dawn<\/i> in one sitting since it featured a protagonist, Max Mayhem, who was also a masculine hero. She may have done this for Augustus, but the following day she picks up the sequel and starts reading. She likes Mayhem, and she\u2019s entertained reading the series, but I believe she\u2019s lost in these books for another reason. She\u2019s able to relate to Mayhem and his never-ending adventures because her battle with cancer has been never-ending adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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