Friday, December 16, Topic choice - 2
In the book "Looking For Alaska" by John Green, the main comflict to me so far is Pudge almost drowned. The problem started because he is a new student and apparently being thrown in the water is a ritual they do to new students. They throw them in the water with the ability to easily swim back to their room. But to Pudge they duct taped him in three layers. Later the author states, "Last night--before they woke you up, I guess--they pissed in my shoes"(p.29).
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Friday, December 16, Topic choice #3 - Plot
In the book "Looking For Alaska" by John Green an important scene has appeared. It is happening to Pudge at boarding school at night. The scene is Pudge being ducted taped and thrown into the lake. As stated by the author, "The water had seeped under the duct tape and loosened the adhesive grip on my skin, but the tape was wrapped around me three layers deep in places, which necessitated wiggling like a fish out of water"(p.26). He had survived the throw but was wrapped like a mummy when he was thrown in the water. Pudge has just started school and already he has had a near death experience. Also on page 27 it says, "It happened to me. They threw you in the lake. You swim out. You walk home." It seems that it is ordinary to be thrown in the lake. But later on in the book I predict that they are excessively picking on Pudge because he was duct taped. How he will handle the situation is still unclear. Topic choice #1 - Characters
The book I am reading is "Looking For Alaska" by John Green. The main character is Miles Halter whose nickname is "Pudge". He is going to a boarding school called Culver Creek. His roomate is Chip Martin or "The Colonel" who is a third year and his friend is Alaska. Alaska is a third year student as well. Chip is a dynamic character because already told in the story he was smart but didn't really "live" until he met Alaska. On page 20 it says, "So Chip became the Colonel--the military-style plannerof their pranks, and Alaska was ever Alaska, the larger-than-lifecreative force behind them." Whether Alaska is dynamic or static is still unknown and Miles being static or dynamic is unknown too. Also since Miles is a new student at a boarding school he is not used to the weather as stated in page 6, "This did not prepare me for the unique sort of heat that one encounters fifteen miles south of Birmingham, Alabama, at Culver Creek preporatory school." I predict Miles will be dynamic character progressing through the story. |
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