![]() ![]() ![]() She cannot stop obsessing about breeding microbes within her body or contracting an infection of clostridium difficile : a type of bacteria that causes colitis. ![]() If you are unfamiliar with OCD, the mental illness is known to be coupled with intrusive thoughts, urges or images (i.e., obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (i.e., compulsions).īoth aspects of the mental illness are present in the protagonist’s case. Holmes is completely repulsed by the ecosystem of bacteria, whether it rages inside or outside her. The audience reads as she tries to navigate daily life within the tightening spiral of her own thoughts. The novel follows Aza Holmes, a 16-year-old girl suffering from extreme anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. John Green’s young adult novel, “Turtles All the Way Down,” is a refreshing contemporary piece filled with powerful quotes that disclose the raw and painful reality of living with a mental illness. ![]()
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