Oliver Barrett IV, heir of an American upper-class 

East Coast family, attends Harvard

College where he plays ice hockey. He meets Jennifer "Jenny" Cavilleri, a quick-witted, working-
class Radcliffe College student of classical music; they fall in love despite their differences.
Oliver is upset that he does not figure in Jenny's plans to study in Paris. She accepts his
marriage In rhetoric, some audiences depend on circumstance and situation and are
characterized by the individuals that make up the audience. Sometimes these audiences are
subject to persuasion and engage with the ideas of the speaker. Ranging in size and
composition, this audience may come together and form a "composite" of multiple groups. [2]ld
The film was an instant box office smash.[18] It opened in two theatres in New York City, Loew's
State I and Tower East, grossing $128,022 in its first week.[9] It expanded into another 166
theatres on Christmas Day and grossed $2,363,767 for the weekend, becoming the number one
film in the United States and grossed $2,493,167 the following weekend. [19][20] It remained number
one at the US box office for the next 4 weeks before finishing second behind The Owl and the
Pussycat for one week and then returning to the top of the box office for another six weeks. It
went into general release in the United States on June 23, 1971 expanding into an additional 143
theatres in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and St Louis, grossing $1,660,761 in five
days and returned to number one at the US box office for another 3 weeks, for a total of 15
weeks at number one.[21][22] It was the sixth highest-grossing film of all time in U.S and
Canada with a gross of $106,397,186. Adjusted for inflation, the film remains one of the top 50
domestic grosses of all time.[4] It grossed an additional $67 million in international film markets for
a worldwide total of $173.4 million. [2]that Jenny is terminally ill.
Oliver attempts to continue as normal without telling Jenny of her condition, but she confronts her
doctor and finds out the truth. Oliver buys tickets to Paris, but she declines to go, wanting only to
spend time with
that he never held her back from music and it was worth it for the love they shared. Jenny's last
wish is for Oliver to embrace her tightly as she dies.
A grief-stricken Oliver leaves the hospital and he sees his father outside, who has rushed to New
York City from Massachusetts to offer his help when heard about Jenny's condition. Oliver tells
him, "Jenny's dead," and his father says "I'm sorry," to which Oliver responds, "Love– Love
means never having to say you're sorry", something that Jenny had said to him earlier. Oliver
walks alone to the open air ice rink, where Jenny had watched him skate the day she was
hospitalized.