Today, I continued to read Looking for Alaska by John Green. This week, I
got up to the part in the book where it says "after". John Green
organizes his book in two sections, after Alaska dies and befire. Every
new day, it either says blank days before, or blank days after instead
of dates. Green organzied this so the reader can have suspense leading
up to a certain point, instead of just having random dates and a big
event happening suddenly. In the book, Alaskas death is very sudden, and
if the reader didnt already know that something massive was going to
happen, it wouldnt be a good idea.
John Green, is known for kiling off his amin characters, which is what
he did in Looking For Alaska. The night before it happened, or the night
of, a major thing happens for the main character. Miles, or Pudge
finally gets together with Alaska. Throughtout most of the book, the
reader is waitinf for Pudge and Alaska to get together. Eventually,
Pudge goes out with a charming, nice girl named Lara. However, right
after they start dating, Alaska and aPudge get together. The whole book,
the reader has been waiting for this, however that is when "after"
starts.
The next morning, Chip and Pudge awake to the eagle knocking on their
door telling them to come to the gym. Instead of being yelled at like
they were expecting, they find Mr Barnes with tears in his eyes telling
the whoke school that Alaska Young has died in a car crash the night
before. So far, Pudge and The Colonel are having a hard time accepting
that Alaska, the smart, funny, beautiful girl is dead. I am eager to see
how they deal with it, and if they are ever going to accept the truth.
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