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John Green is the author of Looking For Alaska. First friend, first girl, last words , is the words on the front of the book. These words says a lot about the whole book and the content. Because everything is about a girl who´s named Alaska. She's the main character. This book is not a cliche teenager relationship book, is...
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Since the day I was born, there has been a purple mirror in the corner of my room. While that mirror has done an adequate job displaying physical qualities, no glass mirror will ever be able to manifest the preponderance of idiosyncrasies that make each of us who we are. Reflections will always be ambiguous, which makes it so easy...
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Abstract The following will closely focus on the analysis of the two Coming of Age novels The Catcher in the Rye and Looking for Alaska more the first-person narration, language and symbols used to depict the personal grow of the respective protagonists Holden Caulfield and Miles Halter from immature adolescent to young adults. Literary analysis has always ben a vital...
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Everyone has their own persistent labyrinth that can lead them to their downfall or triumph. However, it all heavily depends on how they cope with their Labrinth. In Looking for Alaska, the protagonist is a mystery throughout the book, and the reader later learns that she coped with her suffering with an avoidant coping strategy. There are various healthy, effective...
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Most people think that being an author is just about writing a book and publishing it, however, it is so much more than that. I'm sitting in front of John Green listening to him talk about his personal life and his experience being an author the last 15 years. He is an award-winning, best-selling American author of young adults and...
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Two of the main characters in the story, Miles ‘Pudge’ Halter, and Alaska Young, are vastly different. For two characters who are close friends, they are polar opposites. In the book, their friendship group has relied on loyalty and having one another’s back. Throughout the story, both characters proved that they are loyal and good friends, as often times Alaska...
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The novel Looking for Alaska, a book written by John Green is a story which is told in first person narrative form the form of the main character Miles Halter. Looking for Alaska takes place in a boarding school named Culver Creek Preparatory. John Green uses a variety of techniques such as symbolism, metaphors and dialogues in order to explore...
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J.K. Rowling and John Green are both very famous authors. J.K. Rowling and John Green were both creative and outstanding writers. J.K. Rowling is a fiction author while John Green is a realistic fiction author. Both of them had an interesting childhood and career besides their phenomenal style of writing. Green’s books reflect most of the troubles he faced in...
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First-Person Narration After carefully studying both characters I believe that first-person narration is essential for Coming of Age novels. It creates a relationship between the reader and the protagonist like no other. By using first-person narration, readers get a wide ranged insight into these two characters’ traits and connect with these characters on an emotional level, by accessing their thoughts...
Catcher in The RyeLooking for Alaska
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“True love will triumph in the end—which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it’s the most beautiful lie we have” (John Green). Born on August 24, 1977, Green was raised in the small town of Indianapolis, Indiana where he attended his first public school. At a very early age, Green developed a fascinating...

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