Summer Reading Entry 2

       The character of Looking for Alaska I’m going to focus on for this post is Miles. He’s a pretty simple guy who really just doesn’t feel like he belongs anywhere or feel comfortable anywhere. But he does have a complicated desire. Her name is Alaska and she’s the complete opposite of him. She’s very complex and hard to read but she shares similar interests like reading for example. His other want is a desire for friends. He’s never had a solid group of friend where he really can be himself and fit in which is really all he needs. An appearing theme is something about sociality or friendship I’m not quite sure what it is though. The construction of this book is interesting. It counts down by saying a number and then before. For example, “one hundred twenty six days before” would start a section of the book. Almost like chapters but not as separate. The book doesn’t cover every single day that happens in the duration of the book. It will skip a few days and then pick back up. I enjoy the way the book is constructed because it really gives you a good sense of time and when the events are happening in relation to other events.