Looking for Alaska is a very intriguing novel. The mood, author's purpose, and imagery are all found clearly in the book. Alaska Young is a junior at Culver Creek Boarding School. Miles is new this year and quickly falls for Alaska. Alaska gets intoxicated and remembers a terrible accident involving her mom's death. Very wasted, Alaska drives to where her mom was buried and experiences a terrible crash and dies. Now Miles and the Colonel, another close friend, try to figure out what happened and why. Although Alaska is gone, Miles will always remember and love Alaska Young.
The author wrote this story mainly to entertain. This story did not happen in real life, and was written for the readers to enjoy. “So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” - Miles on page 88. This lets you know that this story is not informational or persuasive, but entertains its readers. Although you don’t feel happy the whole time, it is still meant for the reader's enjoyment.…show more content… On page 41 there is one example - “The ground was thick with fallen branches, decaying pine needles, and brambly green bushes ; the path wound past pine trees sprouting tall and thin, their stubbly needles providing a lace of share from another sunburned day.” This describes a lot about a path often taken by the Colonel, Alaska and Miles. On page 114 is another example - “She lay on her side across two bales of hay, the afternoon light brightening the green in her eyes, her tan skin the last memory of fall.” This goes in depth about picturing Alaska in your
