John Green

In the novel Looking for Alaska written by John Green, Miles “Pudge” Halter is looking for his “Great Perhaps” to happen, and later finds himself living it after moving to a boarding school in Alabama called Culvert Creek. The fictional book focuses on Pudge the adventures he has with Alaska, the crazy, wild, clever girl that he meets at the school, along with a few other friends he meets on the way. Miles talks to Alaska often realizes that there is some mystery to Alaska that he can not quite…

it is clear that John Green’s childhood and the challenges he faced during it, show the comfort in his writing, through the concepts of protagonists, travel, and escape. When a reader reads Looking For Alaska and Paper Towns by John Green, it is evident that both books are extremely similar: not only do their protagonists have similar motives and traits, but also the concepts of travel and escape are noticeably similar between both books. These similarities show that John Green has trouble…

Essay #2: Banned books Banning books is something that happens a lot now, and all over the world, which is an issue. Not just books are being banned but there are other types of censorships are happening. I don't believe that books should be getting banned. Not all schools or libraries have the same books banned, and some don't have any banned. I have read a few books before that have ended up being banned and I was surprised that people would have banned such a good book. My parents allow…

Looking for Alaska by John Green is a mystery filled with twists and turns. This novel tells the story of Miles Halter, a boy obsessed with last words. Miles is new at culver creek, he has no idea what to anticipate the only thing he knows are the story’s of his father when he went to this school. On his first day there he already makes two friends and buys cigarettes, and met the presumable love of his life. Everything Alaska did within the book was impulsive. I don't think she…

I have read the realistic fiction book, Looking for Alaska by John Green. The book starts with a boy named Miles “Pudge” Halter, who has a hard time with finding friends, likes biographies, and is fascinated by last words. Miles goes to attend a boarding school because he seeks “a great perhaps.” He soon meets his roommate Chip “The Colonel” Martin and his friend Alaska Young. Miles goes through the year with The Colonel and Alaska as his best friends and they go through amazing experiences with…

“The morning after noted child prodigy Colin Singleton graduated from high school and got dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, he took a bath,” (3). In the book An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. Colin Singleton is a prodigy, not a genius. When he gets dumped by Katherine the XIX, the nineteenth Katherine that Colin has had a relationship with, he finds himself thinking about having a Eureka moment. A Eureka moment that will lead Colin from a child prodigy to genius…

society she lives in. Margo wishes that people would not care about what other people say about them and act like who they really are. In Paper Towns, by John Green, the characters Q, Ben, Radar, and Lacey journey on an adventure to find their friend, Margo, who ran away. On their travels, they slowly uncover Margo’s real personality. John Green uses tone, theme, metaphors and other literary techniques to show his negative attitude towards Margo, the antagonist’s, behaviors and reactions to…

John Green has been put on a pedestal in the literary world, after so much praise from critics for ‘The ‘fault in our stars’,so I felt compelled to delve into his debut novel, ‘Looking for Alaska’. Our high school years has to be the time were we all focus on our beliefs, self-image, and anything other that our grades. Green accurately captures the essence of high school. Through the perspective of the protagonist, Miles Halter, the audience is guided through his journey of self-discovery and…

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…

In the fictional book, Looking for Alaska by John Green, John writes an adult novel of 221 pages speaking of a young boy who learns a lot about love, depression, regret, and adventure. This book was published by Penguins Young Reading Group in on August 14, 2008. It is a good book for teenagers ages 14-18. Miles Halter is regular boy who is tired of being predictable. He is very smart and his talent is memorizing last words of memorable people. He has little to no friends and he is always…