Looking for Alaska Book Journal
Book summary
Miles Halter, a teenage boy who lives in Florida moves to Alabama for his junior year in High-School. Transferring to the same boarding school his father and uncle also attended, he started attending Culver Creek Preparatory School. Miles Halter, also known as “Pudge”, is especially fascinated by author’s last words and memorizes them passionately. Arriving at Culver Creek, he meets his roommate Chip “the Colonel” Martin. Shortly after he is introduced to the Colonel’s friends Alaska Young and Takumi Hikohito. Initially, Miles is attracted to Alaska and later falls in love with her. Alaska, however, insists on keeping their relationship platonic, since she has a boyfriend. Miles’ bond with his friends …show more content…
I for one, consider it a metaphor since Miles has been looking for a girl like Alaska for his whole life. Being used to snobby and dumb public-school girls, he was surprised to discover Alaska’s intelligence and personality. Perhaps her unique mind drew his attention and created an instant fascination. A second possibility could be that Miles is looking for Alaska after her death. It could mean that Miles looks for Alaska in every new girl or person he meets since he misses her and her extraordinary charisma.
Character …show more content…
Their seemingly one-sided and platonic relationship is quite clearly a deeper emotional connection between two people. Their relationship develops throughout the story; however, a romantic relationship is never pursued. The first key element of their blossoming relationship is when they first meet. Miles’ initial attraction to her is undeniable. He proceeds to describe her as “the hottest girl in all of human history” on page 22 of the book. Due to his instant fascination with not only Alaska’s looks, but also her personality, he tries to spend as much time with her as possible. The next important scene between the two occurs when they are sitting on the Adirondack swing together, as described on page 25. Miles then describes Alaska as beautiful mentioning descriptive detail such as her scent, her curves, her silhouette and her eyes. He then explains: “And not just beautiful, but hot too, with her breasts straining against her tight tank top, her curved legs swinging back and forth between the swing, flip-flops dangling from her electric-blue-painted toes.” (p.
Book summary
Miles Halter, a teenage boy who lives in Florida moves to Alabama for his junior year in High-School. Transferring to the same boarding school his father and uncle also attended, he started attending Culver Creek Preparatory School. Miles Halter, also known as “Pudge”, is especially fascinated by author’s last words and memorizes them passionately. Arriving at Culver Creek, he meets his roommate Chip “the Colonel” Martin. Shortly after he is introduced to the Colonel’s friends Alaska Young and Takumi Hikohito. Initially, Miles is attracted to Alaska and later falls in love with her. Alaska, however, insists on keeping their relationship platonic, since she has a boyfriend. Miles’ bond with his friends …show more content…
I for one, consider it a metaphor since Miles has been looking for a girl like Alaska for his whole life. Being used to snobby and dumb public-school girls, he was surprised to discover Alaska’s intelligence and personality. Perhaps her unique mind drew his attention and created an instant fascination. A second possibility could be that Miles is looking for Alaska after her death. It could mean that Miles looks for Alaska in every new girl or person he meets since he misses her and her extraordinary charisma.
Character …show more content…
Their seemingly one-sided and platonic relationship is quite clearly a deeper emotional connection between two people. Their relationship develops throughout the story; however, a romantic relationship is never pursued. The first key element of their blossoming relationship is when they first meet. Miles’ initial attraction to her is undeniable. He proceeds to describe her as “the hottest girl in all of human history” on page 22 of the book. Due to his instant fascination with not only Alaska’s looks, but also her personality, he tries to spend as much time with her as possible. The next important scene between the two occurs when they are sitting on the Adirondack swing together, as described on page 25. Miles then describes Alaska as beautiful mentioning descriptive detail such as her scent, her curves, her silhouette and her eyes. He then explains: “And not just beautiful, but hot too, with her breasts straining against her tight tank top, her curved legs swinging back and forth between the swing, flip-flops dangling from her electric-blue-painted toes.” (p.