Love Story by Erich Segal” is the best selling love story. It is about a romantic love story of wealthy and respected Oliver Barrett IV with working class Jennifer Cavilleri. They get married after their graduation against the wishes of Oliver’s father.
Oliver goes to Law school. Jenny works at a private school supporting financially and they struggle for 3-4 years. Then, Oliver graduates third in Harvard Law and get placed in a respectable Law firm. They decide to increase their family by having a child. On failing, the couple consults a doctor. After few repeated tests, the doctor informs Oliver that Jenny is having Leukemia and will soon die.
Oliver tries to be normal without telling her. But Jenny comes to know about it from other doctor. With their days together numbered, Jenny begins a costly cancer therapy. Soon, Oliver becomes unable to afford the multiplying hospital expenses. Desperate, he seeks financial relief from his father. When his father asks the reason, Oliver hides the truth and lie to his father that he got a girl in trouble.
Jenny tells her father and Oliver to take care of each other. Oliver and Jenny lie together on bed. Then the only girl Olive has ever loved is gone. Coming out of the hospital, he goes into his father who now knows truth and wants to help his son. His son reveals the death of Jenny to which his father replies “Sorry”. Then Oliver does something which he never did in his life. He hugs his father and tells the line which was once told by his love…”Love means never having to say you're sorry."
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