“What you must understand about me is that i’m a deeply unhappy person”.Throughout the amazing novel “Looking for Alaska” there are many important themes, Alaska’s unexpected death helps me to understand many of them. The impact of the death of a loved one is one of the main themes in this novel. It is used to help the reader understand the overall message, which making the most of life and the importance of moving on from the past and learning from it. John Green uses symbolism and motifs to help convey these ideas.
At the start of the novel, Miles “Pudge” Halter is introduced as a lonely boy from Florida, who has next to no friends. Miles tells his parents that he is not happy with his life and he wants to go to a boarding school to seek …show more content…
This is a metaphor used to show Alaska from another point of view. “It’s a swan” “That swan is the spawn of satan. Never get closer to it than we are now.” The swan was out on the lake at Culver Creek to stop people going around the other side to smoke. This Swan relates to Alaska because if you get too close to it, it will hurt you. Which is what happened to Miles and Chip, they got to close to Alaska personally and then she caused a lot of pain and suffering. This helped me understand Alaksa more because the swan is a more simple version but with the same principles. This also shows that looks can be deceiving, the sawn a beautiful animal on the outside but vicious on the inside. This can relate to real life as well with choosing who to be friends with.
Alaska's death opens up more ideas for the themes in Looking for Alaska. Just before the novel ends Miles understands himself and the labyrinth. “And I wrote my way out of the Labyrinth.” The whole novel is revolved around Miles journey on seeking the great perhaps and although there was a very tragic event it helped him grow from a boy to a man. Because Miles wanted to start finding the great perhaps because he opened up a whole book of adventure which would show him meaning of friendship and love and how painful it can be but also how rewarding it could
At the start of the novel, Miles “Pudge” Halter is introduced as a lonely boy from Florida, who has next to no friends. Miles tells his parents that he is not happy with his life and he wants to go to a boarding school to seek …show more content…
This is a metaphor used to show Alaska from another point of view. “It’s a swan” “That swan is the spawn of satan. Never get closer to it than we are now.” The swan was out on the lake at Culver Creek to stop people going around the other side to smoke. This Swan relates to Alaska because if you get too close to it, it will hurt you. Which is what happened to Miles and Chip, they got to close to Alaska personally and then she caused a lot of pain and suffering. This helped me understand Alaksa more because the swan is a more simple version but with the same principles. This also shows that looks can be deceiving, the sawn a beautiful animal on the outside but vicious on the inside. This can relate to real life as well with choosing who to be friends with.
Alaska's death opens up more ideas for the themes in Looking for Alaska. Just before the novel ends Miles understands himself and the labyrinth. “And I wrote my way out of the Labyrinth.” The whole novel is revolved around Miles journey on seeking the great perhaps and although there was a very tragic event it helped him grow from a boy to a man. Because Miles wanted to start finding the great perhaps because he opened up a whole book of adventure which would show him meaning of friendship and love and how painful it can be but also how rewarding it could