English summer assignment post #2

Looking for Alaska by John Green

The characters in this book are very basic in the beginning but when you read more and more and learn secrets and things about them, they become complex. Miles in the beginning just wants to make friends and fit in and belong to a group of people. He then becomes closer and closer to these people. Miles eventually lets the readers know but not the characters that he likes Alaska. He wants to be with her all the time and he even stays home on Thanksgiving break to be with her. Chip seems very tough and cool in the beginning but once Miles gets closer to him, they become really good friends and Miles learns about the softer side that Chip has. Alaska is like a puzzle to Miles. One moment she is crazy and drinking alcohol and the next she is crying over being lonely and not seeing her boyfriend. Alaska likes to have fun and prank people but sometimes she can go too far with the pranks. There are a few themes that have appeared to far in this book. One is a person’s actions can hurt more than just themselves. Another is the people a person spends the most time with is whom they most closely resemble. This book is structured with lots of dialogue but also lots of Miles thoughts.

English summer assignment post #1

Looking for Alaska by John Green

I chose the book Looking for Alaska by John Green to read for my English summer assignment. There are three major characters in this book but there are two others that play a role in this book. The first major character is Miles “Pudge” Halter. The book is told from his point of view and is his thoughts are given in the text. Miles is from the Orlando area in Florida. He is a skinny kid who is also tall. His dad also went to this boarding school when he was Miles age. The next major character in this book is Chip “Colonel” Martin. Chip is Miles new roommate at boarding school. Chip is from south of Birmingham, Alabama where he lives with his mom. His dad lives out in California. The last major character in the book is Alaska Young. Alaska Young is from Vine Station, Alabama. She lived with her dad but her mom died when she was seven. These three characters all meet up at Culver Creek boarding school in Birmingham, Alabama. The school is not very big but normal college stuff happens during the school year. The year before, Alaska’s roommate get expelled because someone ratted her out about what she was doing like drugs. People blamed Colonel for doing it but it wasn’t him. A prank war has erupted between the three major characters and the people who have been blaming them. I think that one of the pranks is going to go too far and Alaska is going to disappear. This book has a very similar plot to The Fault in our Stars by John Green also.