In the novel, The Fault in Our Stars, there is section of the book where Augustus and Hazel visit Amsterdam. The main reason of their whereabouts here is to find the ending of a book that they both love. However, this setting also seems to be the most important section regarding their love for each other. If they wouldn't have had the spark here, the romance still probably would have occurred, but I strongly doubt that the feel would be the exact same had it not been in Amsterdam.
For example, on their first night in Amsterdam, Augustus and Hazel go on a very romantic dinner. Besides the fact that their have been plenty of romantic dinners in their hometown Indianapolis, the way the author described it was very whimsical and sort of like a fantasy. He describes the magical bubbles of he champagne, the people with their beautiful accents and, the night sky with the canal and how amazing everything was together. This scenery along with the eye-catching Augustus could have made the healthiest girl on earth long for this moment, and the fact that the author could do that is hands down because of the setting.
Even though, at this point in the novel they aren't officially "together" yet, you just know that it will go farther because of the setting's impact. Overall, the setting created an unreal feel as if everything was really too good to be true. And its really touching that Hazel and Augustus had just a moment of their lives where they felt that they could escape together. Thank you, John Green for setting some of this book in Amsterdam.
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