We have the urge to be black or white but never “grey”. Some try to seal it with a mask of normality while others express it and are termed as “odd” by the society. The emptiness, the void that seems to spread more and more with each After going through the book I believe that every one of us at a certain phase of life has felt like VeroniKa.
Paulo Coelho’s classic last page revelation which can be seen in most of his writings is also found here, the reason why VeroniKa decides to die isn’t extraordinary or out of the box tragic story. What does being normal refer to? How is one supposed to fit in the category of “normal”? If someone wanders beyond the standard the society has set, he/she is looked down upon. Well it is a mental hospital, people who are termed “ill-fit”, “abnormal”and “mad” by the society are found there. Inside the mental hospital she found people free, doing what their heart wills, not caring what others think. With each passing time she develops a taste of life, trying different things and running wild. The side characters story is also presented very well in the book. She befriends few of the other patients including Mari, Eduard, Zedka. At first Veronika was saddened by the fact that she had a few days to live but she came to realize that it was what she actually wanted from the very start. Now the story begins, The entire book revolves around the time interval that she spends in the hospital awaiting death. Veronika who had hoped to never wake again found herself waking up from a coma only to find out that her heart had been severely damaged from overdosing and had only a week to live. An outsider looking at Veronika will probably say that she had everything a person could ask for, why would she want to end her life? Her attempt of suicide leads her to a metal asylum Villette. Despite having a comfortable life, one day Veronika commits suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. 24 year old Veronika is a beautiful girl, with a job, friends and is adored by many suitors. The central character of this book is Veronika. This book is partly based on Coelho's experience in various mental institutions, and deals with the subject of madness. Veronika Decides to Die is a novel by Bestselling author Paulo Coelho.
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