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Augustus Waters By Ansel Elgort

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A person can choose to be happy by letting go of everything negative in their life. People can decide whether they let the bad dictate how they feel. When people choose to be happy they are less affected by the bad. Ansel Elgort’s character, Augustus Waters, from The fault in our stars, chose to be happy despite having cancer. Gus was in love with Hazel, and although he knew their time together would be limited he did not care. Even though Gus was always aware that he could die at any moment he chose to feel love and be happy with the little time he had. Some people are afraid of being happy because there is always a chance of happiness being taken away, but happiness only leaves if people allow it to. Augustus died happy because he chose
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