Looking for Alaska

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, Alaska Young. Instantaneously his completely boring life becomes nothing but riveting and he learns to expect the unexpected. One outrageous choice dramatically alters the life of Pudge and he must take responsibility to face the challenges if he wants…

I am reporting on John Green’s book, Looking for Alaska. This book is a 221 page, hardback and paperback, young adult novel. Published in March 2005 by Dutton Juvenile, this would be the first book he would publish. During the week of July 29, 2012, Looking for Alaska hit New York Times best seller list at number ten. The book takes place in Alabama at Culver Creek Preparatory High School. Narrator, Miles Halter, leaves his what little of a life he has in Florida to attend his junior year at a…

In the fictional book, Looking for Alaska by John Green, John writes an adult novel of 221 pages speaking of a young boy who learns a lot about love, depression, regret, and adventure. This book was published by Penguins Young Reading Group in on August 14, 2008. It is a good book for teenagers ages 14-18. Miles Halter is regular boy who is tired of being predictable. He is very smart and his talent is memorizing last words of memorable people. He has little to no friends and he is always…

author of the book, Looking for Alaska. Green has also written some other, very popular books such as: The Fault in our Stars, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Town. In addition, Green lives in Indianapolis, Illinois and is also a Youtube blogger. The setting of the book takes place in modern time, and begins in the state of Florida. However, the setting expands to a school in the state of Alabama. This school is Culver Creek boarding School; it is thrilling, exciting, bone-chilling, and…

I have read the realistic fiction book, Looking for Alaska by John Green. The book starts with a boy named Miles “Pudge” Halter, who has a hard time with finding friends, likes biographies, and is fascinated by last words. Miles goes to attend a boarding school because he seeks “a great perhaps.” He soon meets his roommate Chip “The Colonel” Martin and his friend Alaska Young. Miles goes through the year with The Colonel and Alaska as his best friends and they go through amazing experiences with…

The first “S” in SOAPSTone stands for the speaker. The speaker is the voice that tells the story. In my book Looking For Alaska, the voice of the story is Miles Halter. Miles is the main character, therefore, the book is told in the first person. The next letter is the “O” which means occasion. The occasion is the time and place of the story. Also, the context that prompted the writing. Everything in the look that is important happens on campus at the Culver Creek boarding school in Alabama.…

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…

say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure." In the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green, the main character, Miles left Florida to attend boarding school in Alabama for a new adventure. He went to seek a great perhaps. Throughout the novel Miles does things he never thought he would do. Various techniques were used in the poems to portray the themes death, guilt, and friendship in the novel. John Green writes about the topic death all…

This is an appropriate title for this book because the story is about the main character, Miles, looking for a girl named Alaska. The title grabbed my attention because I knew it meant someone or something was searching for something by the word “looking”. I like the name of the book because it may make you think of something to do with the state Alaska but it twists your ways of thinking and is about and actual person named Alaska. The time period of this book is in the present day. This…

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…