“If
people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” The author of this
book, John Green, has written many successful novels such as The Fault in Our
Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, An abundance of Katherines, Will
Grayson, Will Grayson, and many more. But I believe this book was by far his
best work. I had chosen this book because John Green is one of my favorite
authors and I had been wanting to read this book for the longest time. I had
expected to learn about the life of Pudge at boarding school, which he had
chosen to go to at a late age. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out the
story of Pudge and his life was both unique and unexpected.
I
loved the idea of Pudge’s fascination with famous people’s last words. He made
it his goal to seek a great perhaps which he quoted from Francis Rabelais last
words “ I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” His roommate, Chip nicknamed “The
Colonel” introduced Pudge to Alaska, a girl that The Colonel had been close
friends with for quite some time. Immediately I was hoping for Alaska and Pudge
to become something. The Colonel and Alaska had always played pranks around the
school. One night Alaska, The Colonel, and Pudge had went off to celebrate their
prank and Alaska got very drunk that night. That night had been Alaska’s
mother’s death anniversary, knowing she was highly intoxicated, she decided to
drive off. She died crashing into a police car. Pudge and The Colonel found out
the next day. As a way to celebrate Alaskas life they pull the prank that she
had came up with. I think the message of this story is there’s always more to
life than what you think of it. They believed Alaska’s death could have been a
suicide.
“Before
I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to
pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in a
back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home.
But that only led to a lonely life accompanied only by the last words of the
already-dead, so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for a real friends
and a more-than-minor life.” This quote from the book explains the message or
theme such as Pudge (Miles) could not make his life as what he wanted until he
had met The Colonel and Alaska. He had found purpose to make something of
himself when Alaska was alive and even after she passed away. But after she had
passed, he realized that he had lost all hope. He felt that it was all his
fault for not stopping Alaska from driving that night. This part was very
well-written and emotional. He knew that everything would just slowly fall apart
and everything will be lost between him, The Colonel, Alaska and Takumi.
Another quote from the book that supports the message is “You can't just make
yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different,
and I'm sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice. You left me
Perhapsless, stuck in your goddamned labyrinth. And now I don't even know if
you chose the straight and fast way out, if you left me like this on purpose.
And so I never knew you, did I? I can't remember, because I never knew.” Pudge
had felt that he had made Alaska finally feel a purpose and when she had died before
he could confess his love to her, all the purpose was just stupid and useless.
Pudge wanted answers about why Alaska had left him there, alone, in the labyrinth.
With no place to go. He was lost.
The
authors attitude towards the characters is positive. He puts kind of both
negative and positive vibes in the characters based on the events that happen.
All the characters in this story are all dynamic. Throughout the story the
characters seem to grow by each others presence. They are revealed and
developed by Pudge helping Alaska to have purpose in life. The introduction and
climax, etc. are handled very well. The transitions throughout the story are
very well played out. Overall, this is such a beautiful book! The characters
are so lifelike and multi-faceted, it's just wonderful. John Green does a
fantastic job of balancing excitement and adventure with insightful and
philosophical observations. There is definitely underage drinking, drug use,
and a little bit of sex, but the characters are not 'rewarded' for any of this,
if anything, it all causes their downfalls. And the sex especially is, as John
Green once said, a representation of how physical relationships can never ever
compare to emotional relationships. In conclusion, this really is a great read,
I highly recommend it.
“If
people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” The author of this
book, John Green, has written many successful novels such as The Fault in Our
Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, An abundance of Katherines, Will
Grayson, Will Grayson, and many more. But I believe this book was by far his
best work. I had chosen this book because John Green is one of my favorite
authors and I had been wanting to read this book for the longest time. I had
expected to learn about the life of Pudge at boarding school, which he had
chosen to go to at a late age. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out the
story of Pudge and his life was both unique and unexpected.
I
loved the idea of Pudge’s fascination with famous people’s last words. He made
it his goal to seek a great perhaps which he quoted from Francis Rabelais last
words “ I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” His roommate, Chip nicknamed “The
Colonel” introduced Pudge to Alaska, a girl that The Colonel had been close
friends with for quite some time. Immediately I was hoping for Alaska and Pudge
to become something. The Colonel and Alaska had always played pranks around the
school. One night Alaska, The Colonel, and Pudge had went off to celebrate their
prank and Alaska got very drunk that night. That night had been Alaska’s
mother’s death anniversary, knowing she was highly intoxicated, she decided to
drive off. She died crashing into a police car. Pudge and The Colonel found out
the next day. As a way to celebrate Alaskas life they pull the prank that she
had came up with. I think the message of this story is there’s always more to
life than what you think of it. They believed Alaska’s death could have been a
suicide.
“Before
I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to
pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in a
back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home.
But that only led to a lonely life accompanied only by the last words of the
already-dead, so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for a real friends
and a more-than-minor life.” This quote from the book explains the message or
theme such as Pudge (Miles) could not make his life as what he wanted until he
had met The Colonel and Alaska. He had found purpose to make something of
himself when Alaska was alive and even after she passed away. But after she had
passed, he realized that he had lost all hope. He felt that it was all his
fault for not stopping Alaska from driving that night. This part was very
well-written and emotional. He knew that everything would just slowly fall apart
and everything will be lost between him, The Colonel, Alaska and Takumi.
Another quote from the book that supports the message is “You can't just make
yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different,
and I'm sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice. You left me
Perhapsless, stuck in your goddamned labyrinth. And now I don't even know if
you chose the straight and fast way out, if you left me like this on purpose.
And so I never knew you, did I? I can't remember, because I never knew.” Pudge
had felt that he had made Alaska finally feel a purpose and when she had died before
he could confess his love to her, all the purpose was just stupid and useless.
Pudge wanted answers about why Alaska had left him there, alone, in the labyrinth.
With no place to go. He was lost.
The
authors attitude towards the characters is positive. He puts kind of both
negative and positive vibes in the characters based on the events that happen.
All the characters in this story are all dynamic. Throughout the story the
characters seem to grow by each others presence. They are revealed and
developed by Pudge helping Alaska to have purpose in life. The introduction and
climax, etc. are handled very well. The transitions throughout the story are
very well played out. Overall, this is such a beautiful book! The characters
are so lifelike and multi-faceted, it's just wonderful. John Green does a
fantastic job of balancing excitement and adventure with insightful and
philosophical observations. There is definitely underage drinking, drug use,
and a little bit of sex, but the characters are not 'rewarded' for any of this,
if anything, it all causes their downfalls. And the sex especially is, as John
Green once said, a representation of how physical relationships can never ever
compare to emotional relationships. In conclusion, this really is a great read,
I highly recommend it.
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“If
people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” The author of this
book, John Green, has written many successful novels such as The Fault in Our
Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, An abundance of Katherines, Will
Grayson, Will Grayson, and many more. But I believe this book was by far his
best work. I had chosen this book because John Green is one of my favorite
authors and I had been wanting to read this book for the longest time. I had
expected to learn about the life of Pudge at boarding school, which he had
chosen to go to at a late age. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out the
story of Pudge and his life was both unique and unexpected.
I
loved the idea of Pudge’s fascination with famous people’s last words. He made
it his goal to seek a great perhaps which he quoted from Francis Rabelais last
words “ I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” His roommate, Chip nicknamed “The
Colonel” introduced Pudge to Alaska, a girl that The Colonel had been close
friends with for quite some time. Immediately I was hoping for Alaska and Pudge
to become something. The Colonel and Alaska had always played pranks around the
school. One night Alaska, The Colonel, and Pudge had went off to celebrate their
prank and Alaska got very drunk that night. That night had been Alaska’s
mother’s death anniversary, knowing she was highly intoxicated, she decided to
drive off. She died crashing into a police car. Pudge and The Colonel found out
the next day. As a way to celebrate Alaskas life they pull the prank that she
had came up with. I think the message of this story is there’s always more to
life than what you think of it. They believed Alaska’s death could have been a
suicide.
“Before
I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to
pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in a
back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home.
But that only led to a lonely life accompanied only by the last words of the
already-dead, so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for a real friends
and a more-than-minor life.” This quote from the book explains the message or
theme such as Pudge (Miles) could not make his life as what he wanted until he
had met The Colonel and Alaska. He had found purpose to make something of
himself when Alaska was alive and even after she passed away. But after she had
passed, he realized that he had lost all hope. He felt that it was all his
fault for not stopping Alaska from driving that night. This part was very
well-written and emotional. He knew that everything would just slowly fall apart
and everything will be lost between him, The Colonel, Alaska and Takumi.
Another quote from the book that supports the message is “You can't just make
yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different,
and I'm sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice. You left me
Perhapsless, stuck in your goddamned labyrinth. And now I don't even know if
you chose the straight and fast way out, if you left me like this on purpose.
And so I never knew you, did I? I can't remember, because I never knew.” Pudge
had felt that he had made Alaska finally feel a purpose and when she had died before
he could confess his love to her, all the purpose was just stupid and useless.
Pudge wanted answers about why Alaska had left him there, alone, in the labyrinth.
With no place to go. He was lost.
The
authors attitude towards the characters is positive. He puts kind of both
negative and positive vibes in the characters based on the events that happen.
All the characters in this story are all dynamic. Throughout the story the
characters seem to grow by each others presence. They are revealed and
developed by Pudge helping Alaska to have purpose in life. The introduction and
climax, etc. are handled very well. The transitions throughout the story are
very well played out. Overall, this is such a beautiful book! The characters
are so lifelike and multi-faceted, it's just wonderful. John Green does a
fantastic job of balancing excitement and adventure with insightful and
philosophical observations. There is definitely underage drinking, drug use,
and a little bit of sex, but the characters are not 'rewarded' for any of this,
if anything, it all causes their downfalls. And the sex especially is, as John
Green once said, a representation of how physical relationships can never ever
compare to emotional relationships. In conclusion, this really is a great read,
I highly recommend it.
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“If
people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” The author of this
book, John Green, has written many successful novels such as The Fault in Our
Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, An abundance of Katherines, Will
Grayson, Will Grayson, and many more. But I believe this book was by far his
best work. I had chosen this book because John Green is one of my favorite
authors and I had been wanting to read this book for the longest time. I had
expected to learn about the life of Pudge at boarding school, which he had
chosen to go to at a late age. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out the
story of Pudge and his life was both unique and unexpected.
I
loved the idea of Pudge’s fascination with famous people’s last words. He made
it his goal to seek a great perhaps which he quoted from Francis Rabelais last
words “ I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” His roommate, Chip nicknamed “The
Colonel” introduced Pudge to Alaska, a girl that The Colonel had been close
friends with for quite some time. Immediately I was hoping for Alaska and Pudge
to become something. The Colonel and Alaska had always played pranks around the
school. One night Alaska, The Colonel, and Pudge had went off to celebrate their
prank and Alaska got very drunk that night. That night had been Alaska’s
mother’s death anniversary, knowing she was highly intoxicated, she decided to
drive off. She died crashing into a police car. Pudge and The Colonel found out
the next day. As a way to celebrate Alaskas life they pull the prank that she
had came up with. I think the message of this story is there’s always more to
life than what you think of it. They believed Alaska’s death could have been a
suicide.
“Before
I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to
pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in a
back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home.
But that only led to a lonely life accompanied only by the last words of the
already-dead, so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for a real friends
and a more-than-minor life.” This quote from the book explains the message or
theme such as Pudge (Miles) could not make his life as what he wanted until he
had met The Colonel and Alaska. He had found purpose to make something of
himself when Alaska was alive and even after she passed away. But after she had
passed, he realized that he had lost all hope. He felt that it was all his
fault for not stopping Alaska from driving that night. This part was very
well-written and emotional. He knew that everything would just slowly fall apart
and everything will be lost between him, The Colonel, Alaska and Takumi.
Another quote from the book that supports the message is “You can't just make
yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different,
and I'm sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice. You left me
Perhapsless, stuck in your goddamned labyrinth. And now I don't even know if
you chose the straight and fast way out, if you left me like this on purpose.
And so I never knew you, did I? I can't remember, because I never knew.” Pudge
had felt that he had made Alaska finally feel a purpose and when she had died before
he could confess his love to her, all the purpose was just stupid and useless.
Pudge wanted answers about why Alaska had left him there, alone, in the labyrinth.
With no place to go. He was lost.
The
authors attitude towards the characters is positive. He puts kind of both
negative and positive vibes in the characters based on the events that happen.
All the characters in this story are all dynamic. Throughout the story the
characters seem to grow by each others presence. They are revealed and
developed by Pudge helping Alaska to have purpose in life. The introduction and
climax, etc. are handled very well. The transitions throughout the story are
very well played out. Overall, this is such a beautiful book! The characters
are so lifelike and multi-faceted, it's just wonderful. John Green does a
fantastic job of balancing excitement and adventure with insightful and
philosophical observations. There is definitely underage drinking, drug use,
and a little bit of sex, but the characters are not 'rewarded' for any of this,
if anything, it all causes their downfalls. And the sex especially is, as John
Green once said, a representation of how physical relationships can never ever
compare to emotional relationships. In conclusion, this really is a great read,
I highly recommend it.
“If
people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” The author of this
book, John Green, has written many successful novels such as The Fault in Our
Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, An abundance of Katherines, Will
Grayson, Will Grayson, and many more. But I believe this book was by far his
best work. I had chosen this book because John Green is one of my favorite
authors and I had been wanting to read this book for the longest time. I had
expected to learn about the life of Pudge at boarding school, which he had
chosen to go to at a late age. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out the
story of Pudge and his life was both unique and unexpected.
I loved the idea of Pudge’s fascination with famous people’s last words. He made it his goal to seek a great perhaps which he quoted from Francis Rabelais last words “ I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” His roommate, Chip nicknamed “The Colonel” introduced Pudge to Alaska, a girl that The Colonel had been close friends with for quite some time. Immediately I was hoping for Alaska and Pudge to become something. The Colonel and Alaska had always played pranks around the school. One night Alaska, The Colonel, and Pudge had went off to celebrate their prank and Alaska got very drunk that night. That night had been Alaska’s mother’s death anniversary, knowing she was highly intoxicated, she decided to drive off. She died crashing into a police car. Pudge and The Colonel found out the next day. As a way to celebrate Alaskas life they pull the prank that she had came up with. I think the message of this story is there’s always more to life than what you think of it. They believed Alaska’s death could have been a suicide.
“Before I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in a back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home. But that only led to a lonely life accompanied only by the last words of the already-dead, so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for a real friends and a more-than-minor life.” This quote from the book explains the message or theme such as Pudge (Miles) could not make his life as what he wanted until he had met The Colonel and Alaska. He had found purpose to make something of himself when Alaska was alive and even after she passed away. But after she had passed, he realized that he had lost all hope. He felt that it was all his fault for not stopping Alaska from driving that night. This part was very well-written and emotional. He knew that everything would just slowly fall apart and everything will be lost between him, The Colonel, Alaska and Takumi. Another quote from the book that supports the message is “You can't just make yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different, and I'm sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice. You left me Perhapsless, stuck in your goddamned labyrinth. And now I don't even know if you chose the straight and fast way out, if you left me like this on purpose. And so I never knew you, did I? I can't remember, because I never knew.” Pudge had felt that he had made Alaska finally feel a purpose and when she had died before he could confess his love to her, all the purpose was just stupid and useless. Pudge wanted answers about why Alaska had left him there, alone, in the labyrinth. With no place to go. He was lost.
The authors attitude towards the characters is positive. He puts kind of both negative and positive vibes in the characters based on the events that happen. All the characters in this story are all dynamic. Throughout the story the characters seem to grow by each others presence. They are revealed and developed by Pudge helping Alaska to have purpose in life. The introduction and climax, etc. are handled very well. The transitions throughout the story are very well played out. Overall, this is such a beautiful book! The characters are so lifelike and multi-faceted, it's just wonderful. John Green does a fantastic job of balancing excitement and adventure with insightful and philosophical observations. There is definitely underage drinking, drug use, and a little bit of sex, but the characters are not 'rewarded' for any of this, if anything, it all causes their downfalls. And the sex especially is, as John Green once said, a representation of how physical relationships can never ever compare to emotional relationships. In conclusion, this really is a great read, I highly recommend it.
I loved the idea of Pudge’s fascination with famous people’s last words. He made it his goal to seek a great perhaps which he quoted from Francis Rabelais last words “ I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” His roommate, Chip nicknamed “The Colonel” introduced Pudge to Alaska, a girl that The Colonel had been close friends with for quite some time. Immediately I was hoping for Alaska and Pudge to become something. The Colonel and Alaska had always played pranks around the school. One night Alaska, The Colonel, and Pudge had went off to celebrate their prank and Alaska got very drunk that night. That night had been Alaska’s mother’s death anniversary, knowing she was highly intoxicated, she decided to drive off. She died crashing into a police car. Pudge and The Colonel found out the next day. As a way to celebrate Alaskas life they pull the prank that she had came up with. I think the message of this story is there’s always more to life than what you think of it. They believed Alaska’s death could have been a suicide.
“Before I got here, I thought for a long time that the way out of the labyrinth was to pretend that it did not exist, to build a small, self-sufficient world in a back corner of the endless maze and to pretend that I was not lost, but home. But that only led to a lonely life accompanied only by the last words of the already-dead, so I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for a real friends and a more-than-minor life.” This quote from the book explains the message or theme such as Pudge (Miles) could not make his life as what he wanted until he had met The Colonel and Alaska. He had found purpose to make something of himself when Alaska was alive and even after she passed away. But after she had passed, he realized that he had lost all hope. He felt that it was all his fault for not stopping Alaska from driving that night. This part was very well-written and emotional. He knew that everything would just slowly fall apart and everything will be lost between him, The Colonel, Alaska and Takumi. Another quote from the book that supports the message is “You can't just make yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different, and I'm sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice. You left me Perhapsless, stuck in your goddamned labyrinth. And now I don't even know if you chose the straight and fast way out, if you left me like this on purpose. And so I never knew you, did I? I can't remember, because I never knew.” Pudge had felt that he had made Alaska finally feel a purpose and when she had died before he could confess his love to her, all the purpose was just stupid and useless. Pudge wanted answers about why Alaska had left him there, alone, in the labyrinth. With no place to go. He was lost.
The authors attitude towards the characters is positive. He puts kind of both negative and positive vibes in the characters based on the events that happen. All the characters in this story are all dynamic. Throughout the story the characters seem to grow by each others presence. They are revealed and developed by Pudge helping Alaska to have purpose in life. The introduction and climax, etc. are handled very well. The transitions throughout the story are very well played out. Overall, this is such a beautiful book! The characters are so lifelike and multi-faceted, it's just wonderful. John Green does a fantastic job of balancing excitement and adventure with insightful and philosophical observations. There is definitely underage drinking, drug use, and a little bit of sex, but the characters are not 'rewarded' for any of this, if anything, it all causes their downfalls. And the sex especially is, as John Green once said, a representation of how physical relationships can never ever compare to emotional relationships. In conclusion, this really is a great read, I highly recommend it.