However, because she has driven straight into a police car, suggesting that she may have committed suicide, especially given the fact that the night was also the anniversary of her mother's death, the boys are left wondering if her death was, in fact, due to intoxication, or Alaska's attempt to find a way out of "the labyrinth." In the end, Miles finds himself returning to Francois Rabelais’s dying reflection of the "Great Perhaps" as he searches for the meaning of Alaska's death. “....I would never know her well enough to know her thoughts in those last minutes, would never know if she left us on purpose. But the not-knowing would not keep me from caring, and I would always love Alaska Young, my crooked neighbor, with all my crooked heart.”
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Choose at least one theme that recurs throughout the story and one specific example: The overall theme of Looking for Alaska is death. This theme is the main theme in the book because this is what the novel revolves around. Even before the actual death occurs, death is a recurring theme, from Alaska’s mother’s death, to Miles’ trying to find out what happens when you die.Alaska is a character in the book that is fully associated with the theme of death. It has played an important role in her life.Death is an important part of life, although many people fail to see it. Death is usually something that most people avoid talking about because it scares them, but it is important to face death and to be aware that it can touch anybody close to you. The book uses death as a theme to show the readers that death is something inevitable but we can never become ready for …show more content…
Discuss your own personal thoughts about the novel using examples to support: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel because John Green is one of my favorite authors. I find myself reading romantic love stories and Green never to latch on to my emotions and attach me to his characters. When I read I drift off into a false reality and I love how John Green's books take me to that place. His words stick into my brain and his books capture my heart. The character development in Looking for Alaska was amazing. I felt so deeply connected to the characters which is why this book was so interesting. Once I started reading I did not want to put it down. John Green created a book full of mystery. He starts out with Before, but we have no idea what Before he is talking about. The way he leads the reader on to thinking about what he is talking about helps keep them focused. My only regret is how long it took for me to read this amazing
Choose at least one theme that recurs throughout the story and one specific example: The overall theme of Looking for Alaska is death. This theme is the main theme in the book because this is what the novel revolves around. Even before the actual death occurs, death is a recurring theme, from Alaska’s mother’s death, to Miles’ trying to find out what happens when you die.Alaska is a character in the book that is fully associated with the theme of death. It has played an important role in her life.Death is an important part of life, although many people fail to see it. Death is usually something that most people avoid talking about because it scares them, but it is important to face death and to be aware that it can touch anybody close to you. The book uses death as a theme to show the readers that death is something inevitable but we can never become ready for …show more content…
Discuss your own personal thoughts about the novel using examples to support: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel because John Green is one of my favorite authors. I find myself reading romantic love stories and Green never to latch on to my emotions and attach me to his characters. When I read I drift off into a false reality and I love how John Green's books take me to that place. His words stick into my brain and his books capture my heart. The character development in Looking for Alaska was amazing. I felt so deeply connected to the characters which is why this book was so interesting. Once I started reading I did not want to put it down. John Green created a book full of mystery. He starts out with Before, but we have no idea what Before he is talking about. The way he leads the reader on to thinking about what he is talking about helps keep them focused. My only regret is how long it took for me to read this amazing