"I believe in Something with a capital S."

Augustus is a very interesting character.

In my first entry, I pointed out that after defeating cancer he took charge of his life. He lived. He wasn't just another one going about life just because. But there's a catch: Augustus fears oblivion. He lives not mainly because he had a near-death experience (though his odds of making it alive were good - 85%) but because he feels the need to do something for which he will be remembered. That's why he believes in Something with a capital S. He trusts in the conservation of souls. What he truly fears is earthly oblivion, that he "won't be able to give anything in exchange for my life." When I first read this part, it got me thinking: why was I given the chance to live and what should I do about it? I think that the main goal is to be able to leave some part of us here after we're gone, and that can be our children, a book, a house, even your favorite pair of shoes... but leave something. Don't fall into the void of oblivion because you feared it way before time.