All in all I really liked the Book "Looking for Alaska" from John Green because it shows different topics of life we all have to deal with. It shows how a different places can change peoples character and how people can change other characters.
But the most important topic for me is that the book shows that it doesn't matter how many money your parents have, my example is the Colonels mother who lives in a trailer, you can alway be a part of a group.
Also the book gives coverted advices to the topic death. It tells you not to give up and that it's not bad to be sad.
Concluding I'd say that this book is uninhibited and that makes it interesting and in that way it's easier ti teach students in some topics. So John Green wrote a quiet good book, which I pretty like :)
Sonntag, 3. Juli 2011
Pages 209 to 221
On the last pages I was so anoyed about Miles because while the Colonel tries to find out what happend in the night when Alaska died, Miles is only carring about her last words to him "To be continued?". He is angry about her because she broke her promise and just left and he thinks that he was the only boy in her world and that this night could has changed everything.
He don't want to help the colonel for example by calling Jake who seems to be the last one she talked to. At that part he's very egoistical and comparing that to a death of a friend, it's awful.
Disregarding from Miles I liked the end because they all trie to fnd out what happend and they don't give up life because someone you really love dies.
He don't want to help the colonel for example by calling Jake who seems to be the last one she talked to. At that part he's very egoistical and comparing that to a death of a friend, it's awful.
Disregarding from Miles I liked the end because they all trie to fnd out what happend and they don't give up life because someone you really love dies.
Sonntag, 19. Juni 2011
Pages 160 to 209
This extract is about how Miles, the Colonel and Takumi find back into life. They often think about why Alaska died or if it was a suicide. Miles and Colonel have much conflicts in the beginning of the extract, but both get along. Then Miles and Lara speak out and he recognize that not only he and the Colonel are in sorrow of Alaska. The group also want to do a great prank for the Eagle.
I liked this extract, because it is about how find back after a fatality. Such fatalities are tragical and it is not easy to come back into the normal life. Furthermore they think about Alaskas death all day. Maybe it isn´t good to think all day about a death person, but they have to process it and I also think about much things which aren´t relevant for the present or the future. Miles and the Colonel wants to know how she died, so they also drink much alcohol like Alaska did. This shows us that both are really friends of Alaska and that´s good. Friendship is the most imprtant thing for me more than relationships in families, because you can´t choose them. I like that Miles, who didn´t have much friends in the past, found Chip and others, but I don´t like it, that they drink and smoke to be cool and that they play a lot of pranks for the Eagle. In my opinion that isn´t cool, but it´s great to see, that they hold together even if thy have conflicts.
All in all I would say, that this extract is nice, because of the thinking about death and the way back into life.
Ann-Kathrin
I liked this extract, because it is about how find back after a fatality. Such fatalities are tragical and it is not easy to come back into the normal life. Furthermore they think about Alaskas death all day. Maybe it isn´t good to think all day about a death person, but they have to process it and I also think about much things which aren´t relevant for the present or the future. Miles and the Colonel wants to know how she died, so they also drink much alcohol like Alaska did. This shows us that both are really friends of Alaska and that´s good. Friendship is the most imprtant thing for me more than relationships in families, because you can´t choose them. I like that Miles, who didn´t have much friends in the past, found Chip and others, but I don´t like it, that they drink and smoke to be cool and that they play a lot of pranks for the Eagle. In my opinion that isn´t cool, but it´s great to see, that they hold together even if thy have conflicts.
All in all I would say, that this extract is nice, because of the thinking about death and the way back into life.
Ann-Kathrin
Mittwoch, 15. Juni 2011
Pages 139 to 160
The book "Looking for Alaska" is devided in to parts. On page 139, it began the second part "after". From this page, the story changes.
Miles and the Colonel sleep in their room, when the Eagle wake them up, becuase they have to come to the gym now. Miles aks himself why, but he probably know it. Because they drank too much in a short time and while thinking he can taste Alaska. Then the Eagle says that Miles and the Colonel aren´t in trouble. They only have go to the gym now. While clothing dresses both make jokes about their hang over. Both are in a good mood. In the gym. was a podium set up and it was half ful of students and some teachers where there. The Colonel tells Miles about Dr. Hydes died wife. So he was sad because of Dr. Hyde and exited of Alaska . Then the Eagle begins to aks, if everyone is there. So Milers answers that Alaska isn´t there. The Eagle ignores this and aks for the second time. Miles repeat his answer, that Alaska isn´t there,but then the Eagle looks to Miles.He is crying. Tears just rolled from his eyes. (p. 141 ll.109 Miles wants that all they wait for Alaska. He wants to get the answer, that it isn´t happened what he didn´t quite believe. Then the Eagle looks down and says, that Alaska Young was in a tragic accident. His tears came slower. "And she was killed. She had passed away," he says that full of sadness. (p. 141 ll. 149 After that everyone was in silence and the next days were full of grief and emptiness, like how it is, after members or friends get to know abou their deceased relatives and freinds. They are very sad and don´t know how it´s going on, but at Culver Creek, The Eagle and Dr. Hyde try to comfort them.
Up to page 160 the Colonel and Miles want to find out the "w" questions of this accidant. They think about her last behaviour and if she had a reason to kill herself. Both feel very unsatisfactory and guilty, becuase they were her friends and maybe she killed herself.
Ann-Kathrin
Miles and the Colonel sleep in their room, when the Eagle wake them up, becuase they have to come to the gym now. Miles aks himself why, but he probably know it. Because they drank too much in a short time and while thinking he can taste Alaska. Then the Eagle says that Miles and the Colonel aren´t in trouble. They only have go to the gym now. While clothing dresses both make jokes about their hang over. Both are in a good mood. In the gym. was a podium set up and it was half ful of students and some teachers where there. The Colonel tells Miles about Dr. Hydes died wife. So he was sad because of Dr. Hyde and exited of Alaska . Then the Eagle begins to aks, if everyone is there. So Milers answers that Alaska isn´t there. The Eagle ignores this and aks for the second time. Miles repeat his answer, that Alaska isn´t there,but then the Eagle looks to Miles.He is crying. Tears just rolled from his eyes. (p. 141 ll.109 Miles wants that all they wait for Alaska. He wants to get the answer, that it isn´t happened what he didn´t quite believe. Then the Eagle looks down and says, that Alaska Young was in a tragic accident. His tears came slower. "And she was killed. She had passed away," he says that full of sadness. (p. 141 ll. 149 After that everyone was in silence and the next days were full of grief and emptiness, like how it is, after members or friends get to know abou their deceased relatives and freinds. They are very sad and don´t know how it´s going on, but at Culver Creek, The Eagle and Dr. Hyde try to comfort them.
Up to page 160 the Colonel and Miles want to find out the "w" questions of this accidant. They think about her last behaviour and if she had a reason to kill herself. Both feel very unsatisfactory and guilty, becuase they were her friends and maybe she killed herself.
Ann-Kathrin
Pages 139-160
These pages were the most surprising. I never thought that this book would end up like this.
And I asked myself so many questions. Why do the Colonel and Miles help Alaska when she wants to leave in the middle of the night? Why don't they restrain Alaska when she wants to drive a car while she's drunken? Why does Alaska leave? When she leaves I thought that she would go to Jake because of a bad concience. Or she misses home. I never thought that she would die by an car accident. That is so mad.
This paragraph shows the first real development of the whole book. The shy boy Miles who never talks about sex has a blow-job with Lara and talks about that very open. Also the mood of Alaska developed. She becomes hysteric, doesn't think about any consequences. She becomes careless and that is the reason why her life ends. But I also asked myself if it was her idea to kill herself.
And I asked myself so many questions. Why do the Colonel and Miles help Alaska when she wants to leave in the middle of the night? Why don't they restrain Alaska when she wants to drive a car while she's drunken? Why does Alaska leave? When she leaves I thought that she would go to Jake because of a bad concience. Or she misses home. I never thought that she would die by an car accident. That is so mad.
This paragraph shows the first real development of the whole book. The shy boy Miles who never talks about sex has a blow-job with Lara and talks about that very open. Also the mood of Alaska developed. She becomes hysteric, doesn't think about any consequences. She becomes careless and that is the reason why her life ends. But I also asked myself if it was her idea to kill herself.
Pages 84-99
Somehow I liked the pagragraph from the pages 84 to 99 because my impression when Alaska and Miles met for the first time was that they are two completly different characters. Alaska is more open in talking about sex and something like that and Miles is more a shy boy.
And in this paragraph Miles and Alaska spent time together without the Colonel or Takumi so we can see the contrast. Alaska wants to watch a porn with Miles. For Alaska it's no "problem" but I got the feeling that Miles was a little bit ashamed about that situation. Also it underlines how much in love Miles is, he gushes from their touches and describes his feelings. But what I asked myself about this whole thing was, why Alaska wants to watch a porn with Miles? Does she want to see his reaction or does she wants him to melt and to show him that he mustn't be ashamed about the topic "sex"?
As a concluding comment I want to make clear that I think the paragraph shows a little more about Miles character and his way of thinking.
Annika
And in this paragraph Miles and Alaska spent time together without the Colonel or Takumi so we can see the contrast. Alaska wants to watch a porn with Miles. For Alaska it's no "problem" but I got the feeling that Miles was a little bit ashamed about that situation. Also it underlines how much in love Miles is, he gushes from their touches and describes his feelings. But what I asked myself about this whole thing was, why Alaska wants to watch a porn with Miles? Does she want to see his reaction or does she wants him to melt and to show him that he mustn't be ashamed about the topic "sex"?
As a concluding comment I want to make clear that I think the paragraph shows a little more about Miles character and his way of thinking.
Annika
Montag, 13. Juni 2011
Pages 78 to 83
On pages 78 and 79, Miles and Alaska talk about the "Decapitation" a video game. After some minutes Miles feels asleep so he sleeps for half an hour. After that, Alaska sats next to him, putting her arms around his hip. During this situation, he feels the nervous warmth of touching. He isn´t sure, what he has to think about her, but he knows that he wants to find out more about her.
Then both talk about Jake and thanksgiving. Alaska aks him, if he will be at Creek for thanksgiving, because she would looking forward it. So he doesn´t know, if he has to be there at Creek or not but,´cause of liking Alaska he will be be at Culver Creek for thanksgiving.
Ann-Kathrin
Then both talk about Jake and thanksgiving. Alaska aks him, if he will be at Creek for thanksgiving, because she would looking forward it. So he doesn´t know, if he has to be there at Creek or not but,´cause of liking Alaska he will be be at Culver Creek for thanksgiving.
Ann-Kathrin
feelings
Positive Neutral Negative
happy nervous sad
lovely proud upset
nice shy jealous
glad surprised woody
friendly unsure entimidated
amused helpless annoyed
honest confused shocked
enthusiastic dissapointed frustrated
satisfied lonely gulity
blissful embarrassed hysteric
optimistic longing enraged
desperate hung over hurt
encouraged regret ashamed
brave thoughtful ill
healthy lazy jittery
lively crazy nasty
perfect hungry
jolly terrible
relieved tired
elated worried
charming
self-confident
Ann-Kathrin
lovely proud upset
nice shy jealous
glad surprised woody
friendly unsure entimidated
amused helpless annoyed
honest confused shocked
enthusiastic dissapointed frustrated
satisfied lonely gulity
blissful embarrassed hysteric
optimistic longing enraged
desperate hung over hurt
encouraged regret ashamed
brave thoughtful ill
healthy lazy jittery
lively crazy nasty
perfect hungry
jolly terrible
relieved tired
elated worried
charming
self-confident
Ann-Kathrin
Montag, 6. Juni 2011
Letter from Miles
Dear Mum and Dad,
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving at London and that you enjoyed time there. (I really hope you brought me a souvenir :D).
My Thanksgiving-vacation were very nice. Alaska, a girl from my school and I, we were the only ones at Culvers Creek at Thanksgiving. But we had no chance to stay there and learn for the next exam.
The mother of my roommate invited us to a Thanksgiving-meal. She's a very kind and casual person.
Also she's very impressive because she lives in a trailer by reason of poorness and she isn't ashamed for that anyway. She seems to be very humble, that makes her very likeable.
After the meal (which was of course not as good as yours mum) she gave us the opportunity to sleep in her trailer. I never slept in a trailer before but it felt very good. We must travel with a trailer in our next vacations, you have to trie that out!! I enjoyed time there, so don't worry.
But at least I want to tell you how lucky I am to have you as my parents. You give me safety and I know that you always leave the door open for me and I can tell you what's on my mind. While beeing at Culver Creek I learned that it's not general to have such parents. I really miss you both and I'm looking forward to spent Christmas with you!!
Lovely Greetings
Miles
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving at London and that you enjoyed time there. (I really hope you brought me a souvenir :D).
My Thanksgiving-vacation were very nice. Alaska, a girl from my school and I, we were the only ones at Culvers Creek at Thanksgiving. But we had no chance to stay there and learn for the next exam.
The mother of my roommate invited us to a Thanksgiving-meal. She's a very kind and casual person.
Also she's very impressive because she lives in a trailer by reason of poorness and she isn't ashamed for that anyway. She seems to be very humble, that makes her very likeable.
After the meal (which was of course not as good as yours mum) she gave us the opportunity to sleep in her trailer. I never slept in a trailer before but it felt very good. We must travel with a trailer in our next vacations, you have to trie that out!! I enjoyed time there, so don't worry.
But at least I want to tell you how lucky I am to have you as my parents. You give me safety and I know that you always leave the door open for me and I can tell you what's on my mind. While beeing at Culver Creek I learned that it's not general to have such parents. I really miss you both and I'm looking forward to spent Christmas with you!!
Lovely Greetings
Miles
Narrator
The book "Looking for Alaska" is written in the first person narrator. This has the vintage, that we all know how the main character Miles feels. We know his feelings, we know his thoughts and we know what he is going to do next before he really does it. Also we can better identify ourselves with the main character and we can get deeper into the story.
But there're also disatvantages, for example we don't know how the other characters feel. We are only able to see the person from the perspective of the narrator. We can only speculate how they feel, like we don't know why Alaska is so moody. Maybe she is unlucky with some situations. If the book would be written in the third person narrator, we would know more things about Alaskas feeling, or the feelings of the Colonel after the break- up with his girlfriend Sara.
But there're also disatvantages, for example we don't know how the other characters feel. We are only able to see the person from the perspective of the narrator. We can only speculate how they feel, like we don't know why Alaska is so moody. Maybe she is unlucky with some situations. If the book would be written in the third person narrator, we would know more things about Alaskas feeling, or the feelings of the Colonel after the break- up with his girlfriend Sara.
Sonntag, 5. Juni 2011
Friendship
In the following part I am going to decribe what points are important in a friendship for the different characters.
Miles:
Miles is a easy friend. For him it's important that he can trust in his friends
and that his friends are not annoyed if he has any problems, so he want friends which whose he
can talk about problems and other feelings.He wants to bank on his friends in every kind of situation.
Furthermore he wants his friends to be true to him.
Alaska:
For Alaska it's very important to help her friends in every situation and she'd never grass on her friends.
Also she's able to feel with her friends. The other way around, she wants to be treated as good as she treats her friends.
Colonel:
Colonel is a very good friend. He expects from others that they treat his friends good.
If they don't he wants to revange them. Like the other characters, he expects that his friends treats him
like he treats them.
Miles:
Miles is a easy friend. For him it's important that he can trust in his friends
and that his friends are not annoyed if he has any problems, so he want friends which whose he
can talk about problems and other feelings.He wants to bank on his friends in every kind of situation.
Furthermore he wants his friends to be true to him.
Alaska:
For Alaska it's very important to help her friends in every situation and she'd never grass on her friends.
Also she's able to feel with her friends. The other way around, she wants to be treated as good as she treats her friends.
Colonel:
Colonel is a very good friend. He expects from others that they treat his friends good.
If they don't he wants to revange them. Like the other characters, he expects that his friends treats him
like he treats them.
Freitag, 20. Mai 2011
Miles had a date with Lara
falls in love with Alaska, but he doesn´t like her moodiness
is jealous of Jake
Colonel is his roomate and one of his best friends
Takumi is maybe a friend of him
knows last sentences of books
Alaska has a relationchip with Jake
is moody
reads much
Colonel: likes Miles Alaska and Takumi
had a relationchip with Sara
Ann-Kathrin
falls in love with Alaska, but he doesn´t like her moodiness
is jealous of Jake
Colonel is his roomate and one of his best friends
Takumi is maybe a friend of him
knows last sentences of books
Alaska has a relationchip with Jake
is moody
reads much
Colonel: likes Miles Alaska and Takumi
had a relationchip with Sara
Ann-Kathrin
Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2011
Summary of 48 to 63
In this extract Miles has a talk with Dr. Hyde, because of his action to look out of the window during his lesson. Furthermore he aks him, if he likes his class.
A view days later, he meets Lara for the first time at McDonalds for lunch, who is called Blue Citrus like a usesless person. They are there with Colonel and Hanks. At a Saturday evening, Miles watches MTV together with Alaska in the TV lounge. After watching they talk about Alaskas Parents and her real name. Her mum was a hippie as a child and smoked a lot and her dad was a Republican type. Her dad wanted to name her Mary Frances Young, her mum wanted to name her Harmony Springs Young.When she was a little she called her Mary Young but later as she could decide she wanted to be called Alaska, because of looking to her dad´s globe.
Ninety-eight days before... Colonel, Takumi, Alaska and Miles have to go to the Jury, to get the punishment, because they break the rule. They are nervous, but then they get the reply, that Colonel and Alaska get 10 work hours and Takumi and Miles nothing, because they only watching others smoking.
Ann-Kathrin
A view days later, he meets Lara for the first time at McDonalds for lunch, who is called Blue Citrus like a usesless person. They are there with Colonel and Hanks. At a Saturday evening, Miles watches MTV together with Alaska in the TV lounge. After watching they talk about Alaskas Parents and her real name. Her mum was a hippie as a child and smoked a lot and her dad was a Republican type. Her dad wanted to name her Mary Frances Young, her mum wanted to name her Harmony Springs Young.When she was a little she called her Mary Young but later as she could decide she wanted to be called Alaska, because of looking to her dad´s globe.
Ninety-eight days before... Colonel, Takumi, Alaska and Miles have to go to the Jury, to get the punishment, because they break the rule. They are nervous, but then they get the reply, that Colonel and Alaska get 10 work hours and Takumi and Miles nothing, because they only watching others smoking.
Ann-Kathrin
Summary of pages 33 to 48
On page 33 they talk about Colonesls shoes and who pissed in. When they go to their lessons Miles show the boys who grab him. Furthermore Miles speaks with his actually grirlfriend Alaska. She says that she saw him in wearing not much and it makes him more amorous after she apologized.
A few days later Colonel and Miles talk about Colonels girlfriend and that she is a bitchy one. Both have also fun when they are smoking or watching a film...
Miles also think about the "Miles Halter Fan Club" It means that he had a fan club, which was made of teachers who liked him on his old shool. And on Culver Creek there the teachers aren´t interesting in the students and specially Dr. Hyde is very strickt to Miles and all others. Alaska also changes his behavior to Miles during this pages. Sometimes she is very friendly and flirts with him and then she is low and talks abot her boyfriend. On page 48 Alaska speaks about why she smoke. I" smoke to die" (ll 22) This shows the reader her real uncool, thoughtful, sad charakter.
Ann-Kathrin
A few days later Colonel and Miles talk about Colonels girlfriend and that she is a bitchy one. Both have also fun when they are smoking or watching a film...
Miles also think about the "Miles Halter Fan Club" It means that he had a fan club, which was made of teachers who liked him on his old shool. And on Culver Creek there the teachers aren´t interesting in the students and specially Dr. Hyde is very strickt to Miles and all others. Alaska also changes his behavior to Miles during this pages. Sometimes she is very friendly and flirts with him and then she is low and talks abot her boyfriend. On page 48 Alaska speaks about why she smoke. I" smoke to die" (ll 22) This shows the reader her real uncool, thoughtful, sad charakter.
Ann-Kathrin
Montag, 16. Mai 2011
What is meant with the labyrinth?
When I first red the part where Miles an Alaska were talking about the labyrinth I could imagine that it shall symbolise that it doesn't matter which step you take, there will always be problems, the problems are the walls of the labyrinth which refuse the escape. But if you go straight on you will find your aim.
So Alaska askes if the labyrinth is living or dying (p.23, l.26) and which you try to escape, the world or the end of it (p.23, l.27). So I guess it needs more experience of life to understand the quotation and Alaska is defenetly too young to understand.
Annika
So Alaska askes if the labyrinth is living or dying (p.23, l.26) and which you try to escape, the world or the end of it (p.23, l.27). So I guess it needs more experience of life to understand the quotation and Alaska is defenetly too young to understand.
Annika
Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2011
Is Dr. Hyde a good teacher or a bad teacher?
In my opinion Dr. Hyde is ok as a teacher. I think it was not ok to throw Miles out of the room, when he looks out of the window. This reaction was overdone, because everyone looks out of the window in some lessons for a view minutes. Thats ok. That has nothing to do with the fact that the lessons are boring or so... Maybe he is a dreamer and a thinker and some students can think better if they look out of the window.
The reaction after seeing Takumi and Alaska smoking and seeing Miles and Colonel beeing there with boths was ok. It is not allowed to smoke. It is a shool rool not to smoke and so it was ok to gave them a punish. Smoking is dangerous and if somone break a rule, it is ok to punish them. I can´t find out more appearances where Dr. Hyde occurs in the book. So I don´t really know what kind of teacher Dr. Hyde is, but he is strickt and that´s absolutely ok. I would only say that he exaggerates sometimes in specific situations.
Ann-Kathrin
The reaction after seeing Takumi and Alaska smoking and seeing Miles and Colonel beeing there with boths was ok. It is not allowed to smoke. It is a shool rool not to smoke and so it was ok to gave them a punish. Smoking is dangerous and if somone break a rule, it is ok to punish them. I can´t find out more appearances where Dr. Hyde occurs in the book. So I don´t really know what kind of teacher Dr. Hyde is, but he is strickt and that´s absolutely ok. I would only say that he exaggerates sometimes in specific situations.
Ann-Kathrin
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