Monday, September 16, 2013

Independent Reading: Looking for Alaska

Analysis


Plot Questions:

Who is the protagonist? The protagonist of this novel is Miles Halter.

What questions of probability arise in this novel? So far a question of probability for Miles is being thrown into the lake with his body duct-taped.


Characterization Questions:

Evaluate the moral structure of the protagonist. Miles' moral stability is a little uneasy in this novel because as he is inducted into a group of people that seem to make bad choices, Miles goes along with them.


Background Questions:

Summarize the facts of the protagonist's family, gifts, and social position. Mile's family includes himself, his mother, and his father. He has a gift for memorizing the last words of every person in the biographies that he reads. He is also significantly intelligent, although that is not directly stated in the novel. His social position, though not directly stated, seems to be stable as his parents are able to ship him off to a boarding school.



All questions found from: http://www.english.unl.edu
Citation:  "Novel Analysis Questions." Novel Analysis Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.

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