John Green

Alaska’s Lessons of Death Death touches everyone, whether we like it or not. When reading Looking for Alaska by John Green, he forces you to see that and why we, as humans think of life after death, because we can’t handle the thought of complete nothingness. The book starts with the strange protagonist named Miles Halter and we see him start at a new school in Alabama for his junior year. He wants to find his “Great perhaps” in life and he thinks going to this school will help him find it,…

How to live and die in John Green’s Looking for Alaska "There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them” (Denis Waitley). The novel Looking for Alaska by John Green is about a formerly lonely boy, Miles also known as Pudge, who is the protagonist and his ultimate goal is to seek a Great Perhaps. He arrives at Culver Creek Boarding School where he is immediately swept away and pulled into a fantasy by the antagonist,…

I’ve never been to boarding school, but John Green’s Looking For Alaska has made me feel that I have. Throughout this novel, I have learned many important life lessons that I can apply to my everyday life. As I read this story, I felt as if I was a character involved in all the events that take place at this Alabama boarding school. Looking For Alaska is my all time favorite book, and I encourage others to read it. John Green was born on August 24, 1977 in Indianapolis. As a young boy, he…

Alaska portrays self-discovery and how the power of friendship can change one’s life. One example is in the book where Miles says, “The Colonel’s mother heard that we were on campus and couldn’t bear the idea of leaving us familyless for Thanksgiving” (Green 90). Miles built a friendship with the Colonel and it ended up letting him be able to go to the Colonel’s mom’s to eat Thanksgiving dinner with them along with Alaska. Going on a self-journey can be beneficial to your life. One example is in…

“Thomas Edison’s last words were: ‘It’s very beautiful over there.’ I don’t know where there is, but I believe it’s somewhere, and I hope it’s beautiful.” - Looking for Alaska by John Green. The way that this quote has changed the way that I approach the world is that it makes me view circumstances differently. Generally, I would have a negative outlook on situations but this line in Looking for Alaska has made me step back and see the beauty instead of the pessimistic side of reality. If I had…

Reading – Connections 1. As of Friday, December 11th, 2015 I have finished reading Paper Towns by award winning author John Green. The book, published in 2009 by A Penguin Random House Company, is a novel about romance and mystery. This book sends a teenager boy who tries to find the girl of his dreams. I have finished 305/305 pages within the book. 2. The book Paper Towns by John green is about a teenage boy, named Quentin find a girl named Margo, the girl of his dreams. Ever since Margo…

Madison Smith Mr. Hyde English II Pre-AP, Period 5 October 9, 2015 Looking for Alaska John Green SETTING The story begins in Florida and then shifts to Birmingham, Alabama where Mile’s new boarding school, Culver Creek Preparatory School, is located. The novel is takes place between 2004 to 2005. PLOT One of the most significant events in the book was the death of Alaska Young. Although the book was based and narrated by Miles, the storyline seemed to always focus on Alaska’s humor, ways of…

filling out a library.? The book looking for alaska by John Green tells the story about Miles, who is tired of his friendless, dull life in Florida, and convinces his parents to send him away to boarding school in Alabama so that he can seek "the Great Perhaps." Once there he goes on adventures with his new-found friends in a quest to find himself and to solve a mystery that his friend, Alaska, leaves behind. The book looking for alaska by John Green convince readers to focus into their…

I am reading Looking For Alaska by John Green and I am on page 200. This book is about a teenage boy named Miles. Miles is a jounior in high school. Miles moved from Florida to Alabama Culver Creek boarding school. Miles did not have friends in Florida, but quickly made some enthralling friends at Culver Creek. Miles way of life changed in a flash. In this paper I will be characterization and predicting. G- characterization of Miles and Alaska Y- Miles R- not sociable - Miles did…

Perhaps whether it be in people, items, emotions, knowledge, or adventure. Sometimes we realize that with these things we like to claim as our Great Perhaps can let us down, rust away, or leave us for good. In the book Looking for Alaska, written by John Green in 2005, Miles, the main character happens to stumble upon this idea of a Great Perhaps. This book was not a favorite. The idea of it was a good one but it wasn’t presented in the best way. Looking for Alaska is a book about a regular…