How Does John Green Use Suspense In Looking For Alaska

In the book, Looking for Alaska by John Green, there was a lot of suspense leading up to the mystery of ateenage girl,Alaska,and how she was killed. The author uses the elements of mystery,surprise and suspense to keep the reader interested in the story's plot. The text says,“ The eagle looked down. ‘Is everyone else here?’ ‘Alaska isn’t here’ ‘Okay Miles. Thank you.’ ‘We can’t start without Alaska.’”(Green 171) In the beginning of the story, Miles Halter went to college in Florida and is likes famous last words. Miles meets a girl named Alaska who has been there for a couple more years than him. He is soon obsessed with Alaska but, one night she didn’t come home and finally the next morning they had an assembly. The police said that Alaska