The Symbolism Of Pudge In Looking For Alaska

‘Looking for Alaska’ is story surrounding the protagonist Miles Halter, better known as Pudge, who makes the decision to move to Culver Creek Boarding School to seek “the Great Perhaps”. Originally from an ordinary Florida town, Pudge is looking for a more exciting life and decides boarding school is the perfect location. He ends up falling into a friend group with the intelligent Chip, better known as The Colonel, and the mentally unstable, fascinating and mysterious Alaska Young. The group also includes Lara and Tamaki, and together the group do a series of pranks against the “Weekday Warriors” or the other

The title “Looking for Alaska” is significant because throughout the book, Pudge is always ‘looking’ or searching for who Alaska truly