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 something different. This book shows things that normal teenagers can relate to and this makes the reader to want to...
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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 to forget that every person has an untold story. For a very long time, I had no idea what this...
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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 part of fully grasping the underlining message of novels. Therefore, the following paper focuses closer on the link of these...
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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 ways of coping with intense suffering including exercising, talking to someone, and entertaining themselves. Due to the fact that Alaska...
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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 teenagers. A big influencer, no doubt, as he was listed by Times Magazine as one of the top 100 most...
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Two of the main characters in the story, Miles âPudgeâ 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 anotherâs back. Throughout the story, both characters proved that they are loyal and good friends, as often times Alaska took the fall for her friends, and Miles never ârattedâ anyone out. Both Miles and Alaska are intelligent and have...
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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 the ideas that developing friendships and building connections with others is essential for personal growth. Similarly, the idea that change...
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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 charactersâ traits and connect with these characters on an emotional level, by accessing their thoughts and emotions. By using a combination of dialogues with other characters and inner monologues, layers to the character are formed...
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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. Greenâs books reflect most of the troubles he faced in his life; for instance, his novel Turtles All The Way Down showed how he lived in constant fear. On the...
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âTrue love will triumph in the endâwhich may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, itâs the most beautiful lie we haveâ (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 interest towards writing and literature; however, his unique hobbies eventually turned him in to a victim of bullying. Throughout the...
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