Everyone catches patterns between books when you read many books from the same author. John Green creates complexity to his characters that plays a key role in his stories. Looking For Alaska is no exception. This book is not only full of characters that develop and change (complex characters) and are relevant to the story, but so are the ones who always stay the same (static characters). The two characters that I will be narrowing in on are Miles, more commonly referred to as “Pudge”, and Alaska.
Miles, who is surely a complex character, is a young boy who switches from an everyday public school in Florida to the same anything-but-ordinary boarding school his dad and uncles attended called Culver Creek Preparatory School in Birmingham,
Miles, who is surely a complex character, is a young boy who switches from an everyday public school in Florida to the same anything-but-ordinary boarding school his dad and uncles attended called Culver Creek Preparatory School in Birmingham,