a sadder story than a comedy

Genesis 2022-04-24 07:01:03

Although the progress of the story is undoubtedly tragic, it will never be full of tragic taste like the Korean drama "A Story More Sad Than Sadness". It seems to tell us that although they are young, they have seen through death. Not afraid of death but afraid of forgetting, so Augustine took out the funds to realize his dream and went to Amsterdam with his girlfriend to hold his own memorial service in advance. The elements of comedy tell us a story that is bound to be tragic.
The big boy Augustine in the play is undoubtedly the most attractive character in the play. He is terminally ill and is afraid that he will be forgotten after his death. He tries to help his buddy Isaac, who lost his girlfriend because of the removal of his eyeballs. He let Isaac smash his trophy out of anger. Since the amputation operation, he can no longer be a sports boy like before. He has said goodbye to his past and accepts his current self. Those past achievements are nothing, and others can't remember it because of it, so let the buddy smash it .
What's the point of being remembered? It's enough to be remembered by the people you love. Isn't this the meaning of life? The memorial service is not held for the dead, but for the living to let them remember the dead.

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The Fault in Our Stars quotes

  • Hazel Grace Lancaster: [about egg throwing] Guys, I think we should wait until dark.

    Augustus Waters: It's all dark to Isaac.

    Isaac: Dude, I'm not deaf, I'm just blind, so I can hear when you make fun of my disability.

  • Augustus Waters: Hello, are you Monica's mother?

    Monica's Mom: I am...

    Augustus Waters: Hello, ma'am. Your daughter, she's done a great injustice, so we've come here seeking revenge. You see, we may not look like much, but between the three of us we have five legs, four eyes and two and a half pairs of working lungs, but we also have two dozen eggs, so if I were you, I would go back inside.

    [Monica's mother looks freaked and goes back inside]

    Isaac: Did... That actually worked?

    Augustus Waters: Yep.

    Isaac: That was the stupidest speech I've ever... That actually worked?