THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

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Mind Map on THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, created by annaloxton on 08/06/2014.
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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
  1. MAIN CHARACTERS
    1. Hazel Grace Lancaster
      1. main character
        1. Has cancer, and needs an oxygen tank to breath
          1. 16 years old
            1. is dating Gus Waters
              1. is very bubbly, loves to read
                1. loves the book 'An Imperial Affliction' by Peter Van Houten
                  1. diagnosed at 13
                    1. is clinically depressed until she meets Gus
                    2. Augustus Waters
                      1. 17 years old
                        1. is dating Hazel Lancaster
                          1. had cancer, and lost part of his leg (up to his knee)
                            1. very optimistic
                              1. main character
                                1. is scared of leaving the world without making a mark on it
                                2. Isaac (Gus' best friend)
                                  1. has cancer in his retina, and has one eye removed, and has his second removed in the book.
                                    1. had a girlfriend who broke up with him before his second eye was removed.
                                      1. was there for Hazel, when Gus died.
                                      2. Hazel's Mum and Dad
                                        1. love Hazel a lot and are happy for her when she finds Gus
                                          1. are terrified that her lungs are going to fill with water, and that she will die
                                            1. they are scared from when Hazel was thirteen and almost died
                                            2. Peter Van Houten
                                              1. author of 'An Imperial Affliction'
                                                1. had a daughter who died from cancer
                                                  1. is an alcoholic, who Hazel and Gus visit, and is very rude to them
                                                  2. Lidewij (Peter Van Houten's Assistant)
                                                    1. takes Gus and Hazel sight seeing when Peter is rude to them
                                                    2. Hazel's Doctor
                                                      1. she gets to decide what Hazel can and can't do
                                                        1. helps to allow Hazel to go to Amsterdam
                                                      2. MAIN IDEAS OF THE BOOK
                                                        1. Family
                                                          1. Gus and Hazel's parents love them but are completely terrified for them.
                                                          2. Isolataion
                                                            1. Hazel tries to push people away because she doesn't want to hurt them
                                                              1. their illnesses separate them from the rest of the world
                                                              2. Love
                                                                1. Augutus and Hazel fall in love
                                                                  1. their parents love them but are scared for them
                                                                    1. Isaac loves Gus, they are best friends
                                                                    2. Courage
                                                                      1. they know they are going to die sooner rather than later
                                                                        1. have to deal with hospital visits, and doctor appointments
                                                                          1. they have to work through the limits they have
                                                                          2. Identity
                                                                            1. Hazel is searching for who she really is and she does this with, 'An Imperial Affliction", falling in love, and dealing with her personal struggles.
                                                                              1. she finds that she has to let people in and love to enjoy her life
                                                                            2. Personally, I thought the book was amazing. I was very emotional when Gus was in the car park, as well as when Hazel was rushed to hospital. I cried when Gus died and was crying for a long time. I think John Green is an amazing author and i thought The Fault In Our Stars was very emotion-filled and was very heart-warming.
                                                                              1. INTERESTING TECHNIQUES
                                                                                1. the book is written in first-person, which allows the reader to connect closely with the main character, Hazel
                                                                                  1. John Green uses irony to surprise the reader by each outcome of each action. It was also used to add humour to a character and add drama.
                                                                                    1. An example is how Hazel wishes to leave no mark on the world, however Gus wants to leave as big of a mark on the world as possible.
                                                                                    2. John Green tries to show that they are just normal kids, with cancer. He shows this by having Gus and Isaac play video games.
                                                                                      1. he also symbolises death, by Gus having a cigarette. Augutus never actually lights the cigarette, and so he is showing how by lighting it it would cause death, so he is literally holding death between his lips.
                                                                                      2. John Green uses flash backs in his writing. Like when he has flashbacks to when Hazel had friends and went to school.
                                                                                        1. He uses personification to give non-human objects, human like features. One of these was when Gus says, "Pain demands to be felt."
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