Looking For Alaska Entry Two

Throughout the story I am beginning to notice that Pudge’s character is the most dynamic. At the start of the book Pudge just went along with everybody else did and didn’t really make decisions for himself. He never stood up for himself either.  All Pudge wants is to be accepted at Culver Creek and make new friends. Unfortunately, Colonel is the opposite. He has plenty of friends who are always getting into trouble. Colonel is more of a static character because it seems like all he does in the story is go out and party with friends. He hasn’t had any major changes yet because he has gone to this boarding school for a long time; while Pudge is brand new to the boarding school setting. I also feel like Alaska is used to the setting but I see a major change that would occur later on in the story. Her charming look insures she has many friends to be around. Alaska also wants to learn more about Pudge since their first date went so well.

A common theme that is beginning to appear is One must choose their friends wisely because many consequences may occur with the wrong people. For example Pudge was duct taped and thrown into a river by a group of boys. He tried to speak up for himself but it didn’t matter, it was too late. These boys were all of Colonel’s friends and thinks he was definitely behind all of it. When he asked him Colonel said that it happens to all the new kids. This leaves Pudge confused because if he knew they were planning that why wouldn’t he warn him or even stop the boys from doing it. Instead of using chapters in-between days, John Green uses the number of days before, “one hundred thirty-six days before.” This makes the book interesting because he doesn’t tell you what this event that they are counting down to is.

Looking For Alaska Entry One

I started the book Looking For Alaska by John Green and I am excited to read more. This book is about a boy named Miles who goes off to boarding school in Culver Creek and he meets some pretty interesting people throughout his journey. Miles is shy, tall and skinny, and somewhat nerdy. However his roommate Chip (Colonel) is the total opposite. Throughout the book Chip calls Miles “Pudge” for his lanky body. Down the hall from these boys is the beautiful Alaska. Colonel introduces Pudge to her and he automatically fell in love with what he saw. Alaska and Pudge went out for one night and they learned more about each other and the common love they share for history. So far the major conflict in the story is Miles’ struggle to make new friends at school. Everyone has been picking on him because he is the “new kid” who seems unpopular.

I predict that later on in the book Alaska and Pudge will date and Colonel will be jealous because he has known her longer. Alaska seems to be very troublesome and I can see them making bad choices together which could lead to them getting kicked out of school. I also predict that something tragic will happen to Alaska or Pudge near the end of the story because John Green’s books never seem to end happily. One question I have is Why did Miles’ parents send him to boarding school? Did he do something that maybe got him kicked out of his old school? Lastly, this book has so far reminded me of the movie Pitch Perfect. They both have a new kid at school who always is getting picked on and have a harder time making new friends without staying out of trouble.