Looking For Alaska Reaction Paper
Atlanta Ellis
English III Honors
Ms. Hughes
3 November 2014
Looking for Alaska
“At some point, you just pull off the BandAid, and it hurts, but then it's over and you're relieved.” A quote in this marvelous book that really gets you thinking about every little thing in life that’s ever gotten you down. Looking for Alaska is such an inspiring novel, with heart wrenching words, and a splendid storyline. This novel has so many different things going on involving the themes, motifs, and symbols that really has an interesting aspect to them. John
Green certainly is very invested in his writing, because it has such intricate details that makes the entire story so much more enjoyable.
Possibly one of my favorite things about this novel is how the characters are shown to the reader. Just like most novels out there, each character has their own personality that the reader adapts to. Looking for Alaska has a different spin on that, and that’s something that makes it truly special. Even though I adore all the characters, I take a strong connection towards the girl hinted in the titled herself, Alaska Young. Alaska Young is such an unpredictable character.
She’s wild in all forms, she’s moody, and she’s just simply beautiful. She captures Miles’ attention and eventually his heart. Miles is essentially the protagonist in this novel.
The themes in this novel are things that are interestly enough to keep you intrigued throughout the story. The major themes in this novel that I noticed were guilt, selfdiscovery and death. The aspect of guilt is present all through the book in very mysterious ways. It begins with
Miles’ guilt of leaving his parents behind. He also feels a significant amount of guilt towards the fact that he stayed behind during Thanksgiving, just to spend time alone with Alaska. The theme of guilt really takes it toll in during the second part of the book, after a tragic event that happened towards Alaska. Miles and several other
English III Honors
Ms. Hughes
3 November 2014
Looking for Alaska
“At some point, you just pull off the BandAid, and it hurts, but then it's over and you're relieved.” A quote in this marvelous book that really gets you thinking about every little thing in life that’s ever gotten you down. Looking for Alaska is such an inspiring novel, with heart wrenching words, and a splendid storyline. This novel has so many different things going on involving the themes, motifs, and symbols that really has an interesting aspect to them. John
Green certainly is very invested in his writing, because it has such intricate details that makes the entire story so much more enjoyable.
Possibly one of my favorite things about this novel is how the characters are shown to the reader. Just like most novels out there, each character has their own personality that the reader adapts to. Looking for Alaska has a different spin on that, and that’s something that makes it truly special. Even though I adore all the characters, I take a strong connection towards the girl hinted in the titled herself, Alaska Young. Alaska Young is such an unpredictable character.
She’s wild in all forms, she’s moody, and she’s just simply beautiful. She captures Miles’ attention and eventually his heart. Miles is essentially the protagonist in this novel.
The themes in this novel are things that are interestly enough to keep you intrigued throughout the story. The major themes in this novel that I noticed were guilt, selfdiscovery and death. The aspect of guilt is present all through the book in very mysterious ways. It begins with
Miles’ guilt of leaving his parents behind. He also feels a significant amount of guilt towards the fact that he stayed behind during Thanksgiving, just to spend time alone with Alaska. The theme of guilt really takes it toll in during the second part of the book, after a tragic event that happened towards Alaska. Miles and several other