John Green

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…

it may also be provocative, in that an individual's values and ideas are confronted and challenged. This notion is explored by the SBS documentary, "Go Back to Where You Came From” directed by Ivan O’Mahoney and the novel, "Looking for Alaska" by John Green in which the protagonists are further challenged by entering unexpected worlds in which each individual has the choice to transform their personal perspective. Although set in completely different contexts, both texts portray the ways…

thing he would ever say to her. Agitated and drunk, Alaska got into her car and drove off (Green 132). Alaska made an atrocious aberration that ended up costing her, her life. She showed me the effects drinking and driving not only on her, but on all the people who cared about her. The accident took away her life and had a substantial impact on all of her friends. It caused hostility between Pudge and Colonel (Green 170). It made them feel as if they had done something unsound. They also felt…

John Green is the author of the book, Looking for Alaska. Green has also written some other, very popular books such as: The Fault in our Stars, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Town. In addition, Green lives in Indianapolis, Illinois and is also a Youtube blogger. The setting of the book takes place in modern time, and begins in the state of Florida. However, the setting expands to a school in the state of Alabama. This school is Culver Creek boarding School; it is thrilling, exciting,…

“Ya’ll smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.” John Green’s Looking for Alaska explores the concepts of life and death, or more specifically how to live and die. Main character, Miles Halter, desires an exciting life and decides to leave the safety of his home to attend Culver Creek boarding school. Here he meets trailer-bred genius Chip “the Colonel” Martin. The Colonel introduces him to a life of fun and mischief. More importantly, Miles discovers the beautiful, clever, and self-destructive Alaska…

Out of the hundreds of books i’ve read in my lifetime, “Looking for Alaska” is one of the most memorable. The reason this is so memorable is because of Alaska Young. In this book, written by John Green, Alaska isn’t the very main character, but she’s important enough for the book to be named after her. Alaska is a girl in her late teenage years, who goes to a boarding school in Arizona, with the main character, Miles Halter. Miles is madly in love with this girl for many many reasons. 1) She…

It has life-like characters which make me wish if I could have friends like them in reality. It has a great sense of humour and is written in an incredible style. John Green never ceases to amazes me with his ability of literature and how he always manages to grasp concepts that are important to us teenagers. I truly loved the entire concept of how the characters shared a different relationship, something which many…

In Looking For Alaska, John Green instantly pulls you into the life of Miles Halter, a shy, antisocial teenager who is ultimately looking for his “Great Perhaps” by attending a new boarding school. You’ll laugh, cry, and experience every moment as if you’re there with him. The story begins introducing Miles, who decides to leave his home in Florida to go to Culver Creek High School in Alabama as a rising junior. There he meets his roommate Chip, known as “The Colonel”, who gives him the…

Looking for Alaska, John Green. Out of the many things that I have learned from this book, the most important is that life is a beautiful journey. Its taught me how to live in the moment. The main characters really spoke to me, as if I were there myself. The book is in Miles’ point of view. His emotions and thoughts so clear, I felt them with every word that I read, as vivid images danced through my mind. I felt especially connected to Alaska Young. Her happy-go-lucky attitude and her undeniable…

This is an appropriate title for this book because the story is about the main character, Miles, looking for a girl named Alaska. The title grabbed my attention because I knew it meant someone or something was searching for something by the word “looking”. I like the name of the book because it may make you think of something to do with the state Alaska but it twists your ways of thinking and is about and actual person named Alaska. The time period of this book is in the present day. This…