PSYCHOANALYTIC ANALYSIS OF LOOKING FOR ALASKA It seems natural to think about novels in terms of dreams or psychoanalytical realities. Like dreams‚ novels are fictions‚ inventions of the mind that‚ though based on reality‚ are by definition not exactly and literally true. Conversely‚ dreams may have some truth to tell but like novels their truth must be interpreted before it can be grasped. Such is the case with John Green’s young adult novel‚ Looking for Alaska. It holds many truths that
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Looking for Alaska The story opens with Miles Halter‚ the protagonist‚ leaving his home in Florida to attend a preparatory high school named Culver Creek in Alabama for his junior year. When he arrives at Culver Creek‚ Miles meets his roommate‚ Chip Martin. Chip introduces Miles to one of his friends‚ Alaska Young. Alaska is attractive but emotionally unstable and can be very bipolar. Other than Alaska‚ Chip introduces him to Takumi. Chip‚ Alaska and Takumi have been friends since freshman year
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In the book “Looking for Alaska” it showed the developments and growth of a characters which changes throughout the story. This book showed how a role of a character changes in just a matter of time. Influences throughout the story changes the person personality and makes him a completely different person. Sometimes when you don’t expected it‚ it turn out to be a big twist in life. This booked showed how people can change in a matter of time. The developments and growth of the character name Miles
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Looking for Alaska by John Green is basically about Miles Halter‚ a sixteen year old teenager‚ who is friendless at his high school in Florida‚ and asks his parents if they can send him to boarding school in Alabama. His first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School consists of many pranks‚ good friends‚ and searches for answers about life and Alaska’s death after an accident. I’ve never attended a boarding school however‚ John Green gave me a sense of what it’s like to attend a boarding school
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Looking for Alaska I have read ”Looking for Alaska” by John Green published in 2005. Looking For Alaska is about sixteen-year-old Miles who lived a very dull life in Florida until he decided to move to a boarding school in Alabama. There‚ he meets new friends‚ ”The Colonel”‚ Lara‚ Takumi and Alaska. Alaska is everything Miles isn’t‚ she’s beautiful‚ interesting‚ complicated‚ fascinating and fun. The book is divided into two parts‚ before and after. The event that splits the book up is to
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The Climax: Looking for Alaska The climax of a story is when all of the events come to a breaking point. It greatly affects the characters and story. For example‚ the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green illustrates Miles Walter’s journey of seeking the “Great Perhaps” and escaping the “labyrinth.” In the story‚ Miles Walter experiences various daring experiences as he makes new friends and moves to a boarding school. He reaches a peak in his life and isn’t looking back‚ however‚ all of the fun
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Book: Looking for Alaska by John Green # Character Trait Context of Quote & Page Number Response to Text 1 Warm “In the dark beside me‚ she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla‚ and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette except for when she smoked‚ when the burning cherry of the cigarette washed her face in the pale red light. But even in the dark‚ I could see her eyes-fierce emeralds. She had the kind of eyes that predisposed you to supporting her every
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Rule breaking – covertly‚ openly‚ and constantly. Depew (New York) School Board‚ the school boards of Knox and Sumner Counties in Tennessee and some conservative organizations banned‚ challenged and/or advocated against John Green’s 2005 novel‚ Looking for Alaska being taught in high school English classes‚ and even being available in school libraries. Of course‚ they were – and are – completely wrong and incredibly shortsighted in attempting to do so. All they had to do to allay their fears of leading
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska is a novel by John Green and is about a young man named Miles Halters. The book is set in Alabama at the boarding school‚ Culver Creek High School. Miles loves memorizing the last words of famous people and is looking to seek his “Great Perhaps” in his life. After moving into his dorm Miles meets Chip‚ or also known as The Colonel. The two moves the Colonels’ furniture into the boys’ dorm. Soon after Miles gets the nickname‚ Pudge‚ just to be ironic since he
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novel Looking For Alaska Written by John Green Forgiveness and Guilt plays an big role leading up to the three major themes. Mystery‚Life and Death‚Loyalty and Forgiveness are three major themes that are portrayed throughout the novel to teach us a life long lesson that could potentially change our perspective of how we see life.In this novel is In this novel Mystery‚Life and Death‚Loyalty and Forgiveness plays a major role in influencing Miles behaviour and actions after a tragedy that Alaska has
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