Looking for Alaska by John Green Lit Analysis

1. What drew you to this book?  What did you expect and/or hope to experience through reading it?
--- The title made me wonder what it would be about and the cover looks really cool and interesting. Well, my sister had read this book before I did and she liked it so I decided to see if I would to. I thought it would be realistic and relate able. Also, it would make you think about life in a way.
2. What kept you reading past the first ten pages?
--- I honestly did not think I liked the book but at the same time I would not put it down so I guess the story just caught me.
3. Describe your reading habits
--- Like all people if I like the book only then I will read it. I try to read as often as I can but lately I have not been able to find a book I really can get into.

1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).
---Miles "pudge" loves famous last words and he began to love the "Great Perhaps". He goes to Culver Creek Boarding School and he meets a girl named Alaska Young. He ends up falling in love with her and she does not know this when something big and tragic happens that changes his life forever.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
---You should tell someone how you feel about them before its too late because life is short.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
---His tone is kind of like sadness and tragedy. Also, low self esteem.
-"She pulled away from and gave me a look of doom that would have made the eagle proud, and I felt like she hated me or hated my question or both, and then she looked away, out the window, toward the soccer field, and said, "There's no home.""
-"I didn't sleep that night. Dawn was slow in coming, and even when it id did, the sun shining  right through the blinds, the rickety radiator couldn't keep us warm, so the Colonel and I sat wordlessly on the couch."
-"Because I will forget her, yes."

1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization. Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
--- The character learned a lot through the book and became a better person. He learned how to be strong and what things can mean. 
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
---Yes, because each person in this books talks a certain way. Like a girl has kind of an accent. " I mean, you deedn't"
3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? Flat or round? Explain.
---Static because he is the same through out the book and a round character because you can tell that he is telling the story.
4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character? Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction.
---Yes, I feel like I met a guy who fell in love and lost her even though he didn't have her. "So I still believe in the Great Perhaps, and I can believe in it in spite of having lost her.