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Hazel And Augustus: The Fault In Our Stars
In “The fault in our stars”, the change in relationship between Hazel and Augustus is a very unique bond from being further apart to getting closer,where they understand each other very well, through the use of literary devices in the book.
At the start, the relationship between Hazel and Augustus is somewhat of romantic attraction as they liked each other the first time they saw each other. “I glanced again and he was still watching me.” The word “still” denotes a continuous action. This shows that Augustus was attracted to Hazel for a reason hence watching her for a long period of time. The book also states that Hazel is also attracted to Augustus by using “He is hot” The word hot denotes someone who is sexy or very good looking, This suggest
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While talking on the topic of going on dates with her mom, she said “I’m like.Like.I’m a grenade,Mom.I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay?” The word “grenade” denotes a small bomb.This connotes that Hazel think one day she would just pass away suddenly .The phrase “minimize the casualties” denotes less people getting hurt.This suggest that Hazel did not one to add more people that she would hurt emotionally when she loses her fight to cancer and eventually pass away.The repetition of the word “im like” shows that hazel was stammering when she was speaking which shows her lack of confidence ,which strongly emphasizes that she was afraid that she would make a mess
When the nurse asked Hazel why she wouldn’t ask about her boyfriend , she answered she did not have but the nurse said “Well there’s a kid who has hardly left the waiting room since you got here.”The word “hardly” denotes very rarely,which suggests that Augustus cared for Hazel so much that he put aside all the things he had to do and waited for her the entire time she was in ICU barely moving around.This shows how important Hazel is to Augustus and how much he cared for her during her tough time,ensuring she was coping well.This supports the theme where friendship can bring you through hard

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