Personal blog about states
2008
A suicide because she killed herself with wanting to die in mind, but also because she was so impulsive, it was an accident.
The book ” looking for Alaska ” does include underage drinking, smoking, and a brief depiction of a intimate scene between all characters, but, the book also shows that there are consequences for your actions. Many of the characters are relatable, and loyal to their friends.
The main themes illustrated in the excerpt text from “ Looking for Alaska ” by John Green are those of education, adapting to new environments and the general challenges of teenage years. These themes are enhanced with the help of the motifs of attraction and revenge and the symbol of the labyrinth.
Alaska’s last words to me were ‘To be continued’, and so I choose the labyrinth, even if there’s no way out, even if we’re all going, even if everything falls apart.” As one final prank, Alaska’s friends steal the bench and install it at the smoking hole, as she’d have wanted. Life goes on, as it must.
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most frequently challenged books in the US due to its themes of rape and use of profanity and racial slurs. Unlike the previous case, the book was banned due to the accumulation of complaints over the years.
In the YA novel and show, Alaska dies in a heart-wrenching car accident the night she leaves Culver Creek in a panic. In a panic, Alaska leaves Culver Creek as Pudge and the Colonel help her by distracting the dean without much resistance.
But I think there’s a strong case to be made from the story that Pudge and Alaska really loved each other and were in many ways suited to each other. It’s very hard to love someone well, especially when you are doing it for the first time.
Miles just eats pretzels with them because he’s not the hugest fan of drinking. Alaska wants to play Truth or Dare, and she dares Miles to make out with her. So they kiss , and Miles uses his newfound skills to touch her breasts, and Alaska falls asleep; as she sleeps, Miles tells her he loves her.
The book may be too mature if your child is under age 13. John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars captured hearts, and was eventually made into a feature movie, too. The book’s themes and plot may be a bit too mature for your tween, though.
How do we survive as oppsed to escape the labyrinth of suffering ? According to Miles it is to forgive. Stop beating yourself up for elements of your life that are outside of your control such as death. Forgive yourself and others for the unfortunate things that happen in life and accept what is.
As the group leaves the hearing, The Eagle shoots Alaska a meaningful look . It is revealed that she is the rat: after The Eagle caught her burying bottles of wine in the woods, she ratted out Paul and Marya to avoid expulsion. Alaska rejoins her friends, shaking off her doubts. Miles goes to see Dr.
At the beginning of the novel at least, smoking represents fitting in for Miles. For the Colonel and Alaska , smoking cigarettes is a way of defying authority—something the Colonel makes very clear when he smokes in front of the Pelham police officer.
The idea of the book , the deep crux of it, is the tragedy of Miles’s inability to see outside himself, the frustration that he can’t ever envision Alaska as a real, human person. It’s sad that Miles is so limited, and that’s precisely the point. It’s infuriating and wrong that Alaska can’t tell her own story.
By John Green So it could mean that the characters are looking for Alaska both in the physical and the metaphorical sense. The characters only come to terms with Alaska’s death when they stop looking for her and accept her as she is and as she was.