In the novel Looking For Alaska, Miles “Pudge” Halter is the new student at Culver Creek Prep in Alabama. Although, he was nervous about making friends, his roommate Chip “Colonel” Martin immediately takes him under his wing. He meets Alaska Young and instantly falls in love with her. His friends let his experience many new things such as smoking, drinking, and romance. After Christmas break, the friends plan and prosecute the pre-prank called Barn Night. Where Pudge and Takumi get the Eagle (Mr. Starnes) away from his house, so that Alaska and Colonel could send home false progress reports of the Weekday Warriors. After the prank they return to campus and play truth or dare. Pudge is dared to kiss drunk Alaska. Which he complies to do because
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After Alaska dies Pudge and Colonel are extremely distraught over her death. They can barely function due to their emotional stress. The boys go and talk to the police officer who was at the scene, while talking to him they find out Alaska had an instant death. The text states, “ I knew he was trying to help, but he didn’t get it. There was a pain in my gut that wouldn't go away even when I knelt on the stingingly frozen tile of the bathroom, dry-heaving (146)” This quote shows how the loss of Alaska pained Pudge. Not only was he emotionally distress, but physically sick as well. The loss of Alaska took a toll on Pudge that he was not ready for. The intense pain he felt was intense and significant. To continue, Pudge and Colonel try and solve the mystery of Alaska’s death, but they have not successfully done so yet. Pudge keeps thinking of all the could’ve beens and he gets angry with Alaska. Angry at her for leaving. The text states, “ ‘You can’t just make me different and then leave,’ I said out loud to her. ‘Because I was fine before, Alaska. I was fine with just me and last words and school friends, and you can’t just make me different and then die.’(172)” This quote shows that Alaska’s friendship made Pudge a different person, which he liked. Once she died her death made Pudge want to go back to who he was before to save him from the loss of
After Alaska dies Pudge and Colonel are extremely distraught over her death. They can barely function due to their emotional stress. The boys go and talk to the police officer who was at the scene, while talking to him they find out Alaska had an instant death. The text states, “ I knew he was trying to help, but he didn’t get it. There was a pain in my gut that wouldn't go away even when I knelt on the stingingly frozen tile of the bathroom, dry-heaving (146)” This quote shows how the loss of Alaska pained Pudge. Not only was he emotionally distress, but physically sick as well. The loss of Alaska took a toll on Pudge that he was not ready for. The intense pain he felt was intense and significant. To continue, Pudge and Colonel try and solve the mystery of Alaska’s death, but they have not successfully done so yet. Pudge keeps thinking of all the could’ve beens and he gets angry with Alaska. Angry at her for leaving. The text states, “ ‘You can’t just make me different and then leave,’ I said out loud to her. ‘Because I was fine before, Alaska. I was fine with just me and last words and school friends, and you can’t just make me different and then die.’(172)” This quote shows that Alaska’s friendship made Pudge a different person, which he liked. Once she died her death made Pudge want to go back to who he was before to save him from the loss of