Looking For Alaska Respecting Authority

Imagine being a 16 year old boy that does not have friends who goes to a boarding school that meets the girl of his dreams. This is what happened to the main character Miles Halter in Looking For Alaska. Miles was a boy that didn’t have friends and was sent to a boarding school where he met a girl he eventually fell in love with named Alaska. The Puritans would not approve the book Looking For Alaska, due to the characters not respecting authority, women having equal rights to men, and the characters swearing. Authority was a big deal to the Puritans and the characters did not respect it, which is enough for Puritans to destroy this book. In the novel Looking For Alaska the characters didn’t follow the rules. The Colonel, Miles, and Alaska broke the rules when the teachers weren’t around by smoking cigarettes and drinking. They had parties at night in the woods and in their rooms when they are told to stay in their rooms at night. Also the characters snuck out of their rooms to go to the woods and each other’s rooms just to hang out. If they were caught by the Eagle or the dean of the school, they would surely get kicked out.
Alaska, who is a controlling individual, showed Miles that she was an equal if not superior to hi, and everyone else. She would always tell people what to do and everyone looked at her is if she was their boss. Alaska was also rude to many people. When she didn’t enjoy somebody’s presence she would make it known. She was not afraid to speak her opinion of her superiors and her classmates. She was very rude to miles in the beginning of the novel by insulting him and even calling him names. Alaska also practically made herself the leader of the group. She would always lead everyone around and make them follow her orders or face her