Five Point Someone

Description

Five point someone is a novel written by Chetan Bhagat that explains about the lives of 3 students at Indian Institute of Technology, one of the best universtities in India. Hari, Ryan and Alok are three different people from 3 different statuses. The book takes us through the perspective of Hari here, with short excerpts from his friends and his girlfriend too.Hari is a middle class boy whose family details are not well described in the story. Alok coming from the poor status has faced a couple of difficulties before coming to IIT. And Ryan Oberoi, a rich class boy who thinks of life as a piece of cake, caring to have all the fun he wants and avoiding his parents for not being with him.
The story takes us through the life in IIT and the difficulties students have to make. Ryan and Alok have very different perspectives and this always leads them to a fight. Alok, always trying to mug everything up and Ryan, who thinks that someone should really know what they are doing are indeed different here.The main highlight comes here when Cherian, the father of Hari’s girlfriend, Neha who he meets early in the story, appears in his third year. Cherian happens to hate Hari and his friends for their low grades. Hari, while trying to love Neha and trying to manage through hs remaining years is shown later.This story really takes you through what students in the IIT really face through. Categorised by their GPA’s, their is a distinct margin of care the teachers give for high-scorers and the low-scorers. Hari, Ryan and Alok, all having a 5-point GPA are some low-scorers. Having to sit till morning for studies and notes, assignments, semesters, etc. to prepare for, their life is made a hell by the Institute. Several plans are even made to pass through these obstacles, which the story explains through.