1. Augustus
1.1. Hazel has poor self-esteem
1.1.1. Does not feel she deserves Augustus
1.1.2. Often says she is unattractive and has a fat face
1.2. Hazel finds out about Caroline
1.2.1. Hazel thinks he is dating her just because she looks like his dead ex-girlfriend
1.3. “I love you present tense.” -Hazel
1.4. PET scan finds new tumors
1.4.1. Augustus changes mentally and physically
1.4.1.1. Augustus treats Hazel different
1.4.2. This is a tough emotional problem for Hazel
1.4.3. Hazel becomes attached to Augustus, and then he leaves her.
2. Depression and Antisocial behaviours
2.1. “Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death.” -Hazel
3. Peter Van Houten
3.1. Drunk and rude
3.1.1. Hazel and Augustus are let down
3.1.2. Left with no purpose to be in
4. Augustus Dies
4.1. Hazel wants to die
4.2. regrets
4.3. Hazel finds a letter written to Peter about her.
4.3.1. Hazel finally gets closure
5. Cancer
5.1. Personal worries of Cancer returing
5.2. Parents worrying about losing their daughter
5.2.1. Parents are overprotective
5.2.2. Her mother celebrates every small accomplishment extravagantly because of her daughters cancer.
5.2.3. Her Father cries often
5.3. Hazel has weak lungs and body
5.3.1. Hazel has to use a oxygen tank
5.3.1.1. Does not feel "normal"
5.3.1.2. Stands out in public
5.3.1.3. Self Consicious
5.3.1.4. Feels helpless
5.3.1.4.1. Relies on her parents to function in daily life
5.4. Depression
6. Oxygen Tank
6.1. Makes her feel weak
6.1.1. She has to rely on the tank, and other people