Miles And Alaska

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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 not have friends in Florida
- Miles did not know how to talk to kida at his new school
- Mile smooked when the Chip (Colonel) asked him too- he wanted to fit in-proof “Green 16” R- Humble
- buys the Colonels cigarettes
- sicks
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Miles and Alaska are different in many ways contrasted to most people. Miles was not a sociable person, until he came to Culver Creek. When Miles lived in Florida he did not have friends. Miles parents threw him a going away party, and only too people came. Mile was not sure how to talk to people at his new school Culver Creek. Miles would think of ways to talk to new people. Miles would hope for someone to come up and start a conversation. After Miles met his new roommate Chip (people call him Colonel) they went to Alaskas room to get cigarettes. Miles took the cigarette from the Colonel, and took a puff. This show that Miles wanted Alaska and the Colonel to like him. Also it show that he did not know how to say no, because he had never had to before. “Not really,” he said then lit the cigarette and handed it to me. I inhaled. Cough. Wheezed. Gasp for breath. Cough again” (Green

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